The Dragon Tree by Julia Ibbotson

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The Dragon Tree by Julia Ibbotson

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Book Title: The Dragon Tree

Series: Dr DuLac series #2 (but can also be read as astand-alone)

Author: Julia Ibbotson

Publication Date: Nov 2021

Publisher: Archbury Books

Pages: 240

Genre: historical romance / mystery time-slip

Blurb:

A haunting medieval time-slip (#2 in theDr DuLac series, sequel to A Shape on the Air,but can be read as a stand-alone)

Echoes of the past resonate through timeand disturb medievalist Dr Viv DuLac as she struggles with misfortune in thepresent. She and Rev Rory have escaped to the island of Madeira on a secondmentfrom their posts, yet they are not to find peace – until they can solve themystery of the shard of azulejo and the ancient ammonite. Viv’s search bringsher into contact with two troubled women: a noblewoman shipwrecked on theisland in the 14th century and a rebellious nun at the islandconvent in the 16th century. As Viv reaches out across thecenturies, their lives become intertwined, and she must uncover the secrets ofthe ominous Dragon Tree in order to locate lost artefacts that can shape thefuture.

For fans of Barbara Erskine, PamelaHartshorne, Susanna Kearsley, Christina Courtenay.

“The idea of being able to ‘feel’ whathappened in the past is enticing … The sense of the island is really wonderful… Julia brings it to life evocatively.”
~ Joanna Barnden

“Julia does an incredible job of setting upthe idea of time-shift so that it’s believable and makes sense.”
~ book tour reviewer

“… an engaging and original time-slip novelthat keeps the reader turning the pages…the characters are authentic and themystery is neatly woven between the centuries … seamless time transitions …”
~ Melissa Morgan

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Author Bio:

Julia Ibbotson is fascinated by themedieval world and the concept of time. She is the author of historicalmysteries with a frisson of romance. Her books are evocative of time and place,well-researched and uplifting page-turners. Her current series focuses on earlymedieval time-slip/dual-time mysteries. Julia read English at Keele University,England, specialising in medieval language / literature / history, and has aPhD in socio-linguistics.

After a turbulent time in Ghana, WestAfrica, 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’ Schemein 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 AShape on the Air, an Anglo-Saxon timeslip mystery, and its two sequels TheDragon Tree and The Rune Stone.

Her work in progress is a new series ofAnglo-Saxon mystery romances, beginning with Daughter of Mercia, whereechoes of the past resonate across the centuries. Her books will appeal to fansof Barbara Erskine, Pamela Hartshorne, Susanna Kearsley, and ChristinaCourtenay. Her readers say: ‘Julia’s books captured my imagination’, ‘beautifulstorytelling’, ‘evocative and well-paced storylines’, ‘brilliant andfascinating’ and ‘I just couldn’t put it down’.