The Dreaming Stones
The Dreaming Stones by Sarah Harrison, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2003, is a New Ed edition comprising 586 pages. This novel intertwines the lives of three women across different centuries, beginning with Claudia in the second century AD, who relocates from Rome to Britain to join her husband, Publius, a commander at a frontier garrison. As she navigates her new life in a foreign land, the narrative also shifts to the late twentieth century, where Miranda Tattersall, known as ‘Rags’, becomes the third wife of Lord Frederick Stratton, facing her own challenges after his death.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of historical and romantic elements as the stories of Claudia, Rags, and Roberta Govan unfold. Each woman’s journey reflects themes of love, loss, and the quest for belonging in a wild and beautiful landscape. Roberta, having divorced after a tumultuous marriage, seeks to create a new life for herself, only to confront the past in unexpected ways. The connections between these characters and their shared experiences in a significant location highlight the enduring nature of love and home.
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In second century AD, Claudia leaves Rome for the far northern province of Britain where her new husband, Publius, is commander of a frontier garrison. But for their love, she is isolated in a strange land. In the late twentieth century, Miranda Tattersall – the iconic model ‘Rags’ – becomes the third wife of her great love, Lord Frederick Stratton, so beginning a love affair with the Strattons’ great house, Ladycross, near Northumbria’s great Wall. When her husband dies, Rags must decide between honouring the past and embracing the future.
Roberta Govan, long divorced after a brief and disastrous marriage, finally buys a place her own, away from all past attachments and associations. Or so she thinks.
Claudia, Rags, Bobby: their stories are linked by a wild and beautiful place; the events that brought them to it, and the powerful loves that made it ‘home’.
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