Mairi MacSkimming, a seasoned editor, stumbles upon a manuscript that defies her reality. As she delves into the pages of The Sgeul Beatha, she is drawn into a narrative that transcends time and space. It becomes a terrible mirror to reflect her own deepest fears and desires.
As the boundaries between fiction and reality blur, she must confront the ghosts of her past and the enigmatic author whose work has the power to so alter her life.
To survive, Mairi must go to places she never imagined, and fight for the survival of her very soul.