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Haunting tales from the shifting sands of time.A brilliant new collection of stories, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of HIDING FROM THE LIGHTA spine-tingling collection of stories from the bestselling author of Lady of Hay and Hiding from the Light.Sands of Time features two intriguing long stories that pick up the fortunes of characters from Whispers in the Sand, Barbara Erskine's captivating novel of Egypt. Still haunted by ancient mysteries, and the subject of dark intentions, Anna and Louisa must once more do battle with the past in order to survive the present.Here, too, are a host of other tales, all with a touch of the unexpected...A happily married woman has an affair – with a man who died in the First World War...Who is the little girl on the swing in the garden – and why does only Charlotte see her?And how can a traveller find herself transported suddenly from her airplane seat to the snowy Canadian wastes below?Suspense, romance, passion, unexpected echoes of the past – vintage Barbara Erskine, and storytelling at its most compelling.
This collection of short stories explores the thin, permeable boundary between the present day and the lingering echoes of history. The protagonist characters, often ordinary individuals navigating modern life, find their stability disrupted by spectral visitations, temporal anomalies, and the weight of unresolved past events. These narratives operate within a framework of psychological suspense, where the physical world is frequently challenged by the intrusion of the uncanny. The stories demand that the characters confront these manifestations to secure their own survival or sanity.
This collection reflects the author's established reputation for blending historical research with supernatural suspense. The stories suggest a focus on the lingering influence of the past, a recurring motif in the author's broader body of work. Readers likely encounter a consistent tone of atmospheric unease, where the mundane is frequently punctured by the inexplicable. The narrative structure points to a deliberate pacing that prioritizes the slow accumulation of dread and mystery over sudden, jarring plot developments.
Page Count:
415
Publication Date:
2004-01-01
Publisher:
HarperCollins
ISBN-10:
0006512097
ISBN-13:
9780006512097
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