Dr Melissa Marchwood, a thirty-year-old researcher, opens a chest locked since 1850. Inside she finds an old photograph of three women and three men, and an account of love, murder, and magic.
It is the compelling story of Catherine Stockerton and Laurette Crozon, and the dark secrets they keep – secrets that bind all three women to a fate three-thousand years in the making.
‘There are monsters in the world, mine as was and yours as is. All are malevolent with intent to hurt, and some are exceptionally potent, devious, and vindictive. I know, for I have seen one – and it has seen me.’
The Silver Shilling spans the worlds of Dickens, Balzac, and Hesiod in a timeless tale of love and sacrifice, regret and revenge, and the perilous need to know what is true.
I've researched and written 'The Silver Shilling' for my own enjoyment. It is my first novel and, if I beat the odds, my first published novel.
This will feature personal reflections on the novel's progress (but no spoilers) and the process of writing.