I am Marilla Popescu Stanhope. Sit with me.
Let me tell you what I see....
When soldiers destroyed our camp and scattered my people, my father and I fled Romania with nothing but his violin and my grandmother's cards. We crossed mountains and borders, chasing promises in a distant land called England.
I never expected to find love there. Nor to lose my sight.But in the darkness, I was granted a new sight. When I touch your face, I see your buried grief and the spirits that surround you.
When a nobleman and his fiancée sought my guidance in the cards, I saw that our unborn children's destinies were mysteriously intertwined.
Twenty years have passed. My son has finally met their daughter.
But the girl is in grave danger. I can feel her terror. A candlelit room and shadowed faces. I see glimpses of who holds her, but never the full picture. My visions are growing stronger and more terrifying but will they be enough to save her?
Set in the world of THE BARBER LEGACY, Marilla is a stand alone story of love, fate, and the unseen forces that shape us.
A sweeping, multi-generational saga that follows the Barber family from 1831 to the dawn of the 20th century
It explores how love and ambition drive people to great heights, while betrayal and regret leave wounds that refuse to heal. How much of our fate is shaped by those who came before us? Can we ever truly break free from the choices of our ancestors, or are we bound to repeat their mistakes?
Meet characters who will stay with you long after the story ends. There are dreamers and schemers, the honourable and the wicked, those who will sacrifice everything for love and those who will destroy without remorse. Their triumphs and tragedies will linger, and their choices will force you to ask who deserves redemption and is beyond saving?
But beneath this family’s history lies something more deeper. Mystical forces weave through their lives, revealing hidden truths and foretelling destinies. Some are gifted - or cursed -with otherworldly abilities, while others are caught in uncanny connections they cannot explain.
As the years pass and the world around them shifts, the Barbers must navigate love, loss, deception, and devotion. They forge unlikely alliances, make desperate choices, and face the ghosts that haunt their past.
The Barber Legacy is a journey through the mysteries that shape us and the unbreakable bonds that tie us together across time, generations, and even beyond the veil of this world.