A spell-binding journey through time and cultures

Annie Thornton, an English midwife and apprentice witch, falls through time along with her telepathic cat, Rosamund, to Roman Britain in 296 A.D. Her ancestral Aunt Meg, also a midwife and witch, requires her help to rescue the ailing young wife of the Commander of the Roman Fort, Eboracum (now York).

Both women are welcomed into the Commander's home but Meg disappears. Upon hearing that soldiers are taking her aunt north to Hadrian's Wall with orders to kill, Annie, now a fugitive, calls on friends from the past to rescue Meg and they begin their journey to Hadrian's Wall.

Meg, skilled in the magical arts, has to use them to survive on her forced long journey north accompanied by Roman soldiers.

Veda, a local Celt, concerned for Annie and Meg, follows Annie, relying on her Celtic farming family for support.

As each woman separately travels north on their hazardous journey, the relationship between the Celtic tribes and their Roman conquerors is revealed.

Meanwhile, in Eboracum, disaster awaits their return.