Child of the Phoenix - Softcover

Erskine, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0006472648 ISBN 13: 9780006472643

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1996

Synopsis

The child whose hands would hold three crowns is born in fire.

In 1218 an extraordinary princess is born. Her mystical powers and unquenchable spirit will alter the course of history.

Raised by her fiercely Welsh nurse to support the Celtic cause against the predatory English king, Princess Eleyne is taught to worship the old gods and to look into the future and the past. However, unable to identify time and place in her terrifying visions, she is powerless to avert forthcoming tragedy...

Despite impassioned resistance, Eleyne’s world is shaped by powerful men – but her tempestuous life and loves tie her to the destinies of England, Scotland and Wales...

About this title

Review:

'Her forte is mood, atmosphere and the toe-curling frisson.' Sunday Times

‘Readers of Barbara Erskine are held in thrall’
Woman’s Realm

‘Stephen King meeting Ruth Rendell’
Frank Delaney

'Barbara Erskine's storytelling talent is undeniable' The Times

From the Back Cover:

In 1218 an extraordinary princess is born, whose mystical powers and unquenchable spirit will alter the course of history...

Raised by her fiercely Welsh nurse to support the Celtic cause against the predatory English king, Princess Eleyne is taught to worship the old gods, to look into the future and sometimes the past. However, unable to identify time and place in her terrifying visions, she is powerless to avert forthcoming tragedy...

Remarkable events follow Eleyne all her life as, despite impassioned resistance, her world is shaped by powerful men. But her tempestuous life and loves tie her to the destinies of England, Scotland and Wales...

‘Readers of Barbara Erskine are held in thrall’
WOMAN'S REALM

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0006472648
• ISBN 13: 9780006472643
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 1106