Is the human race spiralling in time, between endings and beginnings, through all manner of turning points?' The question, posed by one of the characters, sets the scene for this historical fiction drama.
Emotions swing wildly and ordinary folk react in startlingly different ways as they are caught up in one of the great turning points of history. The action begins in 409 AD.as Roman rule in Britain stutters towards its end. Set in the middle of the island, at the meeting point of three key roads, the characters look back over four decades at the origins of the current crisis while grappling with its turbulent impact. There's murder, mystery, terror and betrayal as folk divide between those terrified of what the Romans' departure will bring and those who can't wait to take back control.