Epiphany

History, mystery, contemporary romance and magic... A whimsical tale about money and its unknown otherworldly origins. It is midnight, and you are sleeping. I am here at the table with a candle at my elbow, penning the most difficult letter I have ever had to write. They are coming for me. Samuel Withers saw them in the village... ENGLAND 1767 Edward Lillibridge is, writing a farewell letter to his son. The controversial reverend faces trial for heresy after revealing, in a book, the true beginnings of money. FAST FORWARD TO 2008 ... six months before the Global Financial Crisis rocks the economy. Lillibridge's Our True Ancient History-published under the guise of fiction-is out of print, available only at antiquarian bookshops and largely overlooked. Until now. Rosetta Melki, an idealist, whose dream of starting a worldwide charity has been all but, crushed by her sole-parent struggles, is enchanted by Our True Ancient History. Lillibridge's tale about a gold-obsessed empire (and the sprites they oppress: elfin clan dwellers whose currency of choice is kindness) has evoked a memory Rosetta cannot explain. Rosetta's website surrounding the reading group she's begun with friends has inspired the emergence of other Lillibridge book clubs. Her own Sydney group meets fortnightly at a vintage bungalow, the rental home she secured to escape a gruesome intruder. In a more affluent part of Sydney, finance executive Matthew Weissler (polished, successful, admired) has been questioning his slave-to-the-dollar existence and his marriage to a tantrum-throwing shopaholic. And now, he's questioning his sanity after finding he's been followed by an elf. But, who is the creepy intruder? A prowler from the suburb Rosetta and her teenaged daughter fled... or a traveler from the past, determined to suppress an ancient memory that will change the world forever?

History, mystery, contemporary romance and magic ... A whimsical tale about money and its unknown otherworldly origins. It is midnight, and you are sleeping. I am here at the table with a candle at my elbow, penning the most difficult letter I have ever had to write. They are coming for me. Samuel Withers saw them in the village... England 1767 Edward Lillibridge is writing a farewell letter to his son. The controversial author faces trial for heresy after revealing, in a book, the true beginnings of money. Fast-Forward To 2008 ...six months before the Global Financial Crisis rocks the economy. Lillibridge's Our True Ancient History, published under the guise of fiction, is out of print, available only at antiquarian bookshops and largely overlooked. Until now. Rosetta Melki, an idealist whose dream of starting a worldwide charity has been all but crushed by her sole-parent struggles, is enchanted by Our True Ancient History. Lillibridge's tale about a gold-obsessed kingdom (and the sprites they enslave: elfin clan dwellers whose currency of choice is kindness) has ignited a memory Rosetta cannot explain. Rosettta's website surrounding the reading group she's begun with friends has inspired the emergence of other Lillibridge book clubs. Her own Sydney group meets fortnightly at a vintage bungalow, the rental home she secured to escape a gruesome intruder. In a more affluent part of Sydney, finance executive Matthew Weissler (polished, successful, admired) has been questioning his slave-to-the-dollar existence and his marriage to a tantrum-throwing shopaholic. And now he's questioning his sanity after finding he's been followed by an elf. Rosetta's intruder still lurks in the shadows, but who could the stranger be? A prowler from the suburb Rosetta and her teenaged daughter fled...or a traveler from the past, determined to suppress an ancient memory that will change the world forever?

THE STORY WITHIN A STORY CONTINUES In the second instalment of Sonya Deanna Terry's award-winning Epiphany trilogy, secrets unravel, another romance blooms and Rosetta's book club delves further into Our True Ancient History, a fairy story rumoured to be real. The book club members presume Lillibridge's story to be a fancy reimagining of Sleeping Beauty. They're soon to learn, however, that Our True Ancient History is a great deal more than kisses from handsome princes, crystal-crowned wands and damsels outsmarting the wicked. Rosetta and her daughter are now familiar with the alternate history's characters. But how is it possible that the characters are familiar with them? Outside of Lillibridge's tale, Matthew races to an emergency, and Rosetta returns from New Zealand with a newly discovered crystal in her purse. When their worlds collide, Matthew gets the chance to read Our True Ancient History. In so doing he unearths a surprising new future... based on a forgotten and enchanted past.

In Book 3 of Sonya Deanna Terry's award-winning Epiphany series, the story-within-a-story melds into a fascinating exploration of past and present lives intertwined, and a sequence of stunning revelations unfolds. The 2008 Global Financial Crisis is looming, a time of losses for some in Rosetta's circle, and the odd astonishing gain. Via the path of mystery, reversals in fortunes and romantic love, Rosetta and her book club unwittingly get involved in a quest for The Silvering: an epoch rumoured to begin in 2022. The world's concept of worth, however, is keeping alive a body-king-created cycle of suffering, and the chance for a brighter future is fading fast. Beneath the red soil of a southern land lies a glimmer of hope-a legacy of Norwegian forest-dwellers-destined to bring about a worldwide epiphany…but only if two people are heartfelt enough to fulfil Lillibridge's mystifying prophecy. Discoveries Matthew makes about Edward Lillibridge in the British village of Tintagel (letters the author wrote to his sister and son) align him with Rosetta and her desire to glean clues, but between them stands a wall of mistrust that threatens the sprites' noble plans. Each letter adds further detail to the tapestry of Lillibridge's 18th-century existence, and Matthew is confronted with an uncanny truth that challenges his perceptions of life and death.