Characters:
Brida – the protagonist, young Irish girl Magus – A wizard Wicca – a witch and Brida’s teacher Lorens – Brida’s lover Points of Magic: Brida’s trances when she sees candlelight, the witch’s Sabbath, the fact that you see the light on left shoulder of your soul mate, Brida’s awakening of all senses during passionate moments, Brida’s trance of reincarnation. As quoted in the book: That every moment in life is an act of faith. You can only know a good wine if you have first tasted a bad wine.Books Magazine
Brida is
young girl of Irish origins, who goes to a wise person Magus to learn about
magic & find answers which she believes are hidden in magic and miracles.
He challenges her sleep alone at night in a scary forest, making her believe in
her own faith on God and warding off her fears. As quoted in the book, the
night is just a part of the day. She then meets a witch who teaches her the
rituals to find the Gift of magic. Brida goes through dreams of her earlier
lives and the question of finding her soul mate perpetuates strongly. She is
revealed to the truth that one can have more than one soul mate in this life. She
would be wrong many times but one day she will see him through the light in his
eyes. As quoted in the book, Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong /
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. She goes on with her real and the
magical world, knowing about love, passion and pain of loss. She finds her love
and her soul mate. She goes through the witches Sabbath to accept her Gift. At
the end it is her heart which chooses the best for her.