Librarian Simon
Watson's life is about to go over a cliff. His family home is this close to
tumbling into the Long Island Sound, his job too. The book arrived just before
that, unasked for, fragile and water stained, a present from a mysterious
bookseller who found it at auction and somehow traced it to Simon.
Simon's family were
circus folk, his sister Enola still is. Famed for the ability to hold their
breath underwater for long periods of time the women in Simon's family still
have an unfortunate habit of drowning. His mother died July 24th and according
to the records in the book and his own research Simon learns that July 24th is
a deadly date and begins to fear for his sister who turns up out of the blue as
July 24th approaches.
Enola reads tarot
cards, she still carries the pack her mother gave her, she comes with a heavily
tattooed boyfriend and she keeps falling into trances. Simon delves into the
book, the record of a travelling show from the 1700's, he uncovers magic,
mystery, a love story that spans generations and the curse that rides along
with it. Can he save Enola?
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