Книга "Скрытые от света" - новый роман бестселлерного автора "Женщина из Хей" с тиражом в три миллиона экземпляров. Это захватывающая история о колдовстве и романтике, о прошлом и настоящем, в которой главные герои оказываются втянутыми в битву, которая длится уже сотни лет. Приход Мэннингтри и Мистли имеет мрачную историю. В 1644 году там было много женщин, включая лекаря Лизу, которых пытался настигнуть Инквизитор Генерал Кромвеля. Некоторые говорят, что духи его жертв до сих пор бродят по старому магазину на Гай-стрит... Эмма Диксон бросила свою успешную карьеру, чтобы жить в домике Лизы, но когда приближается Хэллоуин, видения ужасного прошлого заставляют ее сходить с ума. В отчаянии Эмма обращается за помощью к местному священнику, но и он под воздействием чего-то необъяснимо опасного...
Hiding from the Light is the eagerly awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed 1 internationally bestsellers Lady of Hay from Quercus and Whispers in the Sand, from acclaimed Quercus author Barbara Erskine.
A frequent correspondent with Margaret Thatcher on both sides of the Atlantic, Mrs Erskine has forged an astounding talent for conjuring characters who rub shoulders, literally, with London's elite. Emma Dickson gives up her career for herbalist Liza's cottage whom she sees as having benefits no written words can encompass. With Halloween fast approaching and visions of darker passions haunting Emma, an old woman she is taking in, and then the new curate for Manningtree and mistley church, she slowly discovers that hate, incest and bitter memories live in deep-set, where the lights no longer show the good, or the bad, but why they became bound together in humiliation and grief. 'Simply the most gripping debut of her writing career' Guardian
From the Lovestory of Her Life award-winning Quercus editor Richard Stokes: 'A breathtaking journey chronicling not only the dark battles of witch-hunt but also the flame-lit realms of love'.
Behold the amplitude of Barabara Erskine's steely voice…
Like her historical novelist sister, Lady of Hay, heroine Emma and whirlwind slump hero York are driven by force controlling everyone they know. On the boundaries between family, faith and love the narrative drips viscera from both married bodies, bodies of faith…'Essential reading for anyone smitten with blood-stained history' Booklist
Hiding spells of the light is available now in hardback and e-book from all good bookshops and www.amazon.co.uk.
Электронная Книга «Hiding From the Light» написана автором Barbara Erskine в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780007320974
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From the three million copy bestselling author of Lady of Hay comes the big new novel by the bestselling author of WHISPERS IN THE SAND is a gripping tale of witchcraft and romance, past and present, as her modern-day characters are caught up in a battle that has been raging for hundreds of years.The parish of Manningtree and Mistley has a dark history. In 1644, Cromwell's Witchfinder General tortured scores of women there, including Liza the herbalist, whose cottage still stands. Some say the spirits of his victims still haunt the old shop on the High Street…Emma Dickson gave up her high-flying career to live in Liza’s cottage, but as Halloween approaches, visions of a terrible past are driving her to madness. In despair, Emma turns to the local rector for help, but he, too, is in the grip of something inexplicably dangerous…
