The Valley of Ravens

The gripping new historical fiction novel for 2026 from the instant No.1 Sunday Times bestseller

'One of my favourite writers' Santa Montefiore

‘The Grand Dame of the time-slip novel’ Peter James

'One of my favourite writers' Santa Montefiore

‘The Grand Dame of the time-slip novel’ Peter James

Present

Eve, desperate for a fresh start, arrives in the Valley of Ravens to restore a long-abandoned cottage.

Everyone knows the place is cursed. Why else would it be called The Witch’s House?

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.

Wales, 1260

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.

Her vow to keep his final secret will echo through the centuries…

Escape with the new historical mystery from the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Barbara Erskine.

'The Valley of Ravens is Barbara at her best … so multi-layered, gliding smoothly from present to past … a master storyteller!' Santa Montefiore

‘A beautifully crafted story, a real roller-coaster ride, and utterly spellbinding' Alison Weir

'a tense and engrossing suspense story in which past and present elide in the spookiest fashion with dramatic and surprising results' Rachel Hore

‘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 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘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 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘You almost feel you are living through it yourself’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This is a story about strong women, healing, vengeance and betrayal. It kept me enthralled’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐