"The curse was a perpetual chill in my bones, an ever-present shadow by my side"
Erosabel is haunted by what she calls a "curse." Malicious voices within her head torment her day and night. They plague her childhood, adolescence and stalk her into her adult years. After escaping her childhood home in East London and joining a band of traveling Gypsies, Erosabel believes she has finally outrun the curse.
Marriage, four children and a traveling apothecary keep Erosabel busy and the curse at bay for some time. But the shadows of the past are never far behind. As one event leads to another, as the voices get louder and more persistent, Erosabel ends up doing the unthinkable.