First published 2021
A young mother discovers an 18th century Irish poem written by a noblewoman who found her husband murdered. The historical poet drank her husband's blood before composing her verses. The contemporary woman sees disturbing parallels between the ancient poem and her own near brush with tragedy. She begins an intense search to uncover the full story behind the poem and its mysterious author. Her investigation becomes an obsession that consumes her daily life as a mother. The search forces her to confront her own voice and experiences through the lens of another woman's centuries-old grief. Two women separated by time find their stories intertwining across the gap of history.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, mystery, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: dual-timeline, obsession, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Ireland
Period: 18th-Century, 21st-Century
336 pages · Paperback · Biblioasis
Content warnings: violence