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On the Edge of Darkness

By: Barbara Erskine
Narrated by: Elaine Claxton
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About this listen

From the bestselling author of Lady of Hay.

Adam Craig is fourteen when he meets Brid near an isolated Celtic stone in the wild Scottish Highlands – he is fascinated by her. They become friends, and, in time, passionate lovers. She leads him, unsuspecting, into the sixth century, where she has mastered the ancient mysteries and dangerous magic of the Druids.

In her obsession with Adam, Brid is seen as a traitor by her people, only escaping death by following Adam to Edinburgh, when he leaves home to study medicine.

As the years pass he makes new friends and finds new love. But Brid is consumed by jealousy and haunts him like an evil shadow, until, fifty years on, Adam’s granddaughter helps him discover the secret that will free them from the terror of Brid’s curse.

©2009 Barbara Erskine (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Romance Small Town & Rural Highlander

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Critic reviews

‘Stephen King meeting Ruth Rendell’
Frank Delaney

‘Fascinating and chilling’
Anne McCaffrey

‘Readers of Barbara Erskine are held in thrall’
Woman’s Realm

‘A novel to get tucked into’
Sunday Times
All stars
Most relevant
As ever Barbara Erskine pushes the relationships of perception. Who are we? Where are we in dreams, meditation.....?
And for me, it's great to have an author that can build a story around these questions.
However, towards the end I was finding that I wanted a shorter story.

An intriguing weave of personalities through history and time.

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I loved this story. Entwining ancient Celtic history with the twentieth century.
Mystical, magical and suspenseful.

Elaine Claxton is an excellent narrator, very easy to listen too and I felt she bought the individual characters to life.

I really couldn’t stop listening!
Recommend to anyone who enjoys ‘a time slip’ story, something Barbara Erskine does so very well!

On the Edge of darkness

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I absolutely loved On the Edge of Darkness by Barbara Erskine. From the very start, the story had me hooked, blending history, mystery, and the supernatural in such an immersive way. The shifting timelines between modern-day and the sixth century kept me completely engaged, and I found myself eager to know what would happen next. The connection between Adam and Brid was intense and haunting, making the story even more gripping.

The audiobook itself was a fantastic experience. Elaine Claxton’s narration was brilliant—her voice suited the atmosphere perfectly, bringing the characters to life and adding to the tension and drama. I never once lost interest, and the story stayed with me long after I’d finished listening. If you enjoy historical fiction with a supernatural twist, I’d highly recommend this audiobook!

Exciting

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Nothing like as interesting as other Barbara Erskine novels. Quite boring and not engaging.

The narration is awful, read out as though reading a book to a bunch of disinterested 10 year olds.

Dismal

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I love Barbara Erskins books. This one though I struggled with at times. it's very, very long. I found it a bit depressing to listen to, and was glad to get to the end. Its a great story, but it lost me at times.

I love Barbara Erskin but this isn't my favourite

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