Lady of Hay

(Hardback, Special 30th Anniversary Edition edition)

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An iconic debut. The perfect gift for Mothers Day.
In London, journalist Jo Clifford plans to debunk the belief in past-lives in a hard-hitting magazine piece. But her scepticism is shaken when a hypnotist forces her to relive the experiences of Matilda, Lady of Hay, a noblewoman during the reign of King John.

She learns of Matilda's unhappy marriage, her love for the handsome Richard de Clare, and the brutal death threats handed out by King John, before it becomes clear that Jos past and present are inevitably entwined. She realises that eight hundred years on, Matildas story of secret passion and unspeakable treachery is about to repeat itself

Barbara Erskines iconic debut novel still delights generations of readers thirty years after its first publication.

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The author's storytelling talent is undeniable. Barbara Erskine can make us feel the cold, smell the filth and experience some of the fear of the power of evil men' The Times

With Lady of Hay, thirty years ago, Barbara Erskine created a new, bestselling genre, the timeslip novel Rachel Hore

I was mesmerised by Lady of Hay, and then by every subsequent title, without exception Alison Weir

Told with such pace and tension that I couldnt put it down until Id finished Elizabeth Chadwick

'Fascinating, absorbing, original all such praise comes easily when describing Barbara Erskine's Lady of Hay. But perhaps the most suitable world is hypnotic' SHE

'Convincing and extremely colourful' The Mail

Author Bio

A historian by training, Barbara Erskine is the author of many bestselling novels that demonstrate her interest in both history and the supernatural, plus three collections of short stories. Her books have appeared in at least twenty-six languages. Her first novel, Lady of Hay, has sold over two million copies worldwide. She lives with her family in an ancient manor house near Colchester and in a cottage near Hay-on-Wye.