{"product_id":"9780007250868","title":"Lady of Hay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo Women, Eight Hundred Years, and the Destiny They Share\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Barbara Erskine can make us feel the cold, smell the filth, and experience some of the fear of the power of evil men...The author's storytelling talent is undeniable.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e-Times of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a story as mesmerizing as it is chilling, \u003ci\u003eLady of Hay \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how Jo, a journalist investigating hypnotic regression, plunges into the life of Matilda, Lady of Hay-who lived eight hundred years earlier. As she learns of Matilda's unhappy marriage, her troubled love for Richard de Clare, and the brutal treatment she received from King John, it seems that Jo's past and present are hopelessly entwined. Centuries later, a story of secret passion and unspeakable treachery is about to begin again-and she has no choice but to brave both lives if she wants to shake the iron grip of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"So well researched and so well written that it is almost impossible to put down. The novel has everything that readers of racy fiction could ask for: beautiful characters, exotic settings, and passion...situations and characters that are so completely convincing that they come to life.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e-Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Told with hair-raising intensity, this is a gripping tale.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e-Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Barbara Erskine is a superb storyteller.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e-Los Angeles Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fascinating, absorbing, original-all such praise comes easily when describing Barbara Erskine's \u003ci\u003eLady of Hay\u003c\/i\u003e. But perhaps the most suitable word is hypnotic.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e-She\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eWhat Readers are Saying\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A classic in its own right.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"An extraordinary story of time travel at its best.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"The most unputdownable book I have ever come across.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Erskine is a historian and internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLady of\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHay \u003c\/i\u003eas well as \u003ci\u003eTime's Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKingdom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEncounters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChild of the Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMidnight Is a Lonely Place\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHouse of Echoes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDistant Voices\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhispers in the Sand\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHiding from the Light\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOn the Edge of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first novel blending the historical and the supernatural catapulted her to success, and her novels have been translated into thirty languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007679971568,"sku":"9780007250868","price":17.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780007250868_p0.jpg?v=1763615777","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780007250868","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}