“Un-put-down-able! Dark, complicated and intense. I loved it!” – Coffee & Ink Books
In an age where witchcraft is a crime, foretelling the future seems more of a curse than a gift for seamstress Sarah Stone. But in spite of the danger she cannot turn aside from the Spirits’ call. When she sees her own death and her brother Tom’s in a reading for Will Shakespeare, she begs the playwright to abandon his latest work. But Will refuses, aware the play is one of his best. And so rehearsals for Macbeth begin.
After her vision, Sarah fears for her life – the Spirits never lie. A strange darkness seems to haunt London’s Bankside, and when Tom sets out to seduce boy player John Upton, the boy sees the hand of witchcraft in his own forbidden desires for men. Then Sarah weaves a spell to win the lead actor’s love, and John, terrified for the safety of his soul, begins to make his accusations.
As rehearsals continue, Sarah and Tom must struggle to convince John he is mistaken and that his sins are his own – their lives and the fortune of the play are at stake. But the Spirits have spoken – will the fate that Sarah foresaw come to pass or is their destiny their own to decide?