{"product_id":"9780008561116","title":"The Valley of Ravens","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Barbara Erskine\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 30 July 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 512 pages\u003cbr\u003e242 x 165 x 45 | 754g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of my favourite writers' Santa Montefiore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘The Grand Dame of the time-slip novel’ Peter James\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In the depths of the valley, two women, centuries apart, are bound by fate…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Present\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Eve, desperate for a fresh start, arrives in the Valley of Ravens to restore a long-abandoned cottage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Everyone knows the place is cursed. Why else would it be called The Witch’s House?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As Eve begins her renovations it becomes clear the place has a secret waiting to be uncovered, if only she can make the connection with the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wales, 1260\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Alys, a healer living in the depths of the valley, discovers Llewelyn – last true Prince of Wales – lying wounded on the battlefield. She tends him and her fate is forever bound to his.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Her vow to keep his final secret will echo through the centuries…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Escape with the new historical mystery from the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Barbara Erskine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Praise for The Valley of Ravens!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'The Valley of Ravens is Barbara at her best … so multi-layered, gliding smoothly from present to past … a master storyteller!' Santa Montefiore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A beautifully crafted story, a real roller-coaster ride, and utterly spellbinding' Alison Weir\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'a tense and engrossing suspense story in which past and present elide in the spookiest fashion with dramatic and surprising results' Rachel Hore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Brilliant! I put my life 'on hold' while I read this (it didn't take long, I couldn't stop). Riveting, exciting: let your imagination go wild with this one!’ Reader review ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘It completely absorbed me from beginning to end … a captivating, haunting and deeply satisfying read that deserves every one of its five stars’ Reader review ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘You almost feel you are living through it yourself’ Reader review ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘This is a story about strong women, healing, vengeance and betrayal. It kept me enthralled’ Reader review ?????\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57328098509175,"sku":"9780008561116","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780008561116.jpg?v=1785237283","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780008561116","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}