Join us for an exciting evening with bestselling authors Barbara Erskine and Rachel Hore, on Friday 25th October at the Maldon United Reformed Church. Barbara and Rachel will be discussing Barbara's latest novel, The Story Spinner, and signing books afterwards.

Tickets/preordered books can be purchased online through Eventbrite or in the bookshop.

The nearest public car parks are Butt Lane car park and the White Horse Lane car park.

About The Story Spinner...

The land of the Silures, 382 AD

Elen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Despite warnings her marriage is destined for heartache, Elen is determined to honour her vows. But this union will change her destiny forever...

Camp Meadow, 2024

Cadi is a writer who has discovered Elen's lost story. As she puts pen to paper, she hears the sound of ghostly marching feet. Opening the gate to the ancient meadow behind her cottage, could the secret behind Elen's fate lie closer than she thinks?

But someone is desperate to keep the past buried, plotting to destroy the meadow...

Can Cadi uncover Elen's story before it's lost to time?

A spellbinding tale of love, ambition, and secrets that have lain silent for over a thousand years...

About Barbara Erskine...

Barbara Erskine is the author of sixteen bestselling novels and three collections of short stories that demonstrate her interest in both history and the supernatural. Lady of Hay, her first novel, has sold millions of copies worldwide.

About Rachel Hore...

Rachel is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Dream House (2006), The Memory Garden (2007), The Glass Painter's Daughter (2009), which was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association Novel of the Year 2010, A Place of Secrets (2010), which was a Richard and Judy Bookclub pick, and A Gathering Storm (2011), which was shortlisted for the RNA Historical Novel of the year, 2012. The Silent Tide was published in 2013, A Week in Paris in 2014 and The House on Bellevue Gardens in 2015.

If you have any queries regarding this event, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] or 01621854968