A Shape on the Air:
A haunting Anglo-Saxon time-slip of mystery and romance
(Dr DuLac series Book 1)
By Julia Ibbotson
Publication Date: 10th October 2021
Publisher: Archbury Books
Print Length: 368 Pages
Genre: Historical Romance / Time Travel
Can echoes of the past threaten the present? They are 1500 years apart, but can they reach out to each other across the centuries? One woman faces a traumatic truth in the present day. The other is forced to marry the man she hates as the 'dark ages' unfold.
How can Dr Viv DuLac, medievalist and academic, unlock the secrets of the past? Traumatised by betrayal, she slips into 499 AD and into the body of Lady Vivianne, who is also battling treachery. Viv must uncover the mystery of the key that she unwittingly brings back with her to the present day, as echoes of the past resonate through time. But little does Viv realise just how much both their lives across the centuries will become so intertwined. And in the end, how can they help each other across the ages without changing the course of history?
How can Dr Viv DuLac, medievalist and academic, unlock the secrets of the past? Traumatised by betrayal, she slips into 499 AD and into the body of Lady Vivianne, who is also battling treachery. Viv must uncover the mystery of the key that she unwittingly brings back with her to the present day, as echoes of the past resonate through time. But little does Viv realise just how much both their lives across the centuries will become so intertwined. And in the end, how can they help each other across the ages without changing the course of history?
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Julia Ibbotson
Julia Ibbotson is fascinated by the medieval world and the concept of time. She is the author of historical mysteries with a frisson of romance. Her books are evocative of time and place, well-researched and uplifting page-turners. Her current series focuses on early medieval time-slip/dual-time mysteries.
Julia read English at Keele University, England, specialising in medieval language/ literature/ history, and has a PhD in socio-linguistics.
After a turbulent time in Ghana, West Africa, she became a school teacher, then a university academic and researcher. Her break as an author came soon after she joined the RNA’s New Writers’ Scheme in 2015, with a three-book deal from Lume Books for a trilogy (Drumbeats) set in Ghana in the 1960s.
She has published five other books, including A Shape on the Air, an Anglo-Saxon timeslip mystery, and its two sequels The Dragon Tree and The Rune Stone. Her work in progress is a new series of Anglo-Saxon mystery romances, beginning with Daughter of Mercia, where echoes of the past resonate across the centuries.
Julia’s novels will appeal to fans of Barbara Erskine, Pamela Hartshorne, Susanna Kearsley, and Christina Courtenay. Her readers say: ‘Julia’s books captured my imagination’, ‘beautiful story-telling’, ‘evocative and well-paced storylines’, ‘brilliant and fascinating’ and ‘I just couldn’t put it down’.
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Another book to add to my growing tbr list!
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DeleteThis sounds like the sort of historical novel I could quite happily disappear into for a few hours.
ReplyDeleteLovely, thank you - I hope you enjoy it and its sequels!
DeleteMany thanks, Mary Anne! x
ReplyDeleteAnglo-Saxon and time travel? Yep, you've got me! I've read a few books set in this period but never one quite like this. I'm really curious about how the two timelines come together.
ReplyDeleteOh, this sounds good. I do love an Anglo-Saxon setting and the time travel part has me curious. One for my reading list, I think.
ReplyDeleteTime travel AND Anglo-Saxons? Well, there goes my weekend 😂 This sounds exactly like the sort of book I'd start at bedtime and regret at 2am.
ReplyDeleteRight, who decided to put ghosts, time travel AND Anglo-Saxons in the same book? 😂 That's just unfair. I clearly have no choice but to read it now.
ReplyDeleteRight, who decided toput time travel AND Anglo-Saxons in the same book? 😂 That's just unfair. I clearly have no choice but to read it now.
ReplyDeleteThere’s something about Anglo-Saxon history that can feel so distant, yet stories like this make it much easier to imagine the people, places and lives behind the history. The title alone had me curious — definitely one I’m glad I came across.
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