An old woman escaping a murderer. A girl, gambled away to a clockmaker. A man paid to take the sins of the dead upon himself. All criminals. All fleeing. All together.
The journey begins when Sarah, a strong, aging, haunted woman, defies Sam Ridley, lord of her small English village. After a cruel punishment prompts Sarah's swift, unforgettable revenge, Ridley takes his own brutal oath of vengeance.
Forced to flee the village, Sarah meets Bill, a sin eater, who believes himself infected by the crimes of the unforgiven dead. Sarah's compelling need to heal Bill--and her own wounded memories--binds them together more strongly than blood. Together with Mary, a young girl freed from the prison of a cold, unwilling marriage, they flee for the coast across a landscape haunted by memory.
The Sin Eaters follows this unforgettable company through the meadows, rain-soaked forests, and thriving cities of a spellbindingly reimagined Jacobean England. Their flight from the vengeance of the proud, murderous Sam Ridley will bring them face-to-face with their own pasts--and to a fate as unexpected as it is moving.
About the Author
 Andrew Beahrs is the author of Strange Saint, a companion novel to The Sin Eaters. His fiction and essays have appeared in Gastronomica,
The Writer's Chronicle, Virginia Quarterly Review, Alligator Juniper, and other journals. He lives in Berkeley with his wife and son.
Author's Website
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The Critics Praise:
"In language that is dense, intimate, and beautiful, Andrew Beahrs’s richly imagined novel travels though meadow, forest, plague-flagged town, and ruined monastery. It is peopled by characters brimming with life. Sarah, attempting to live her remaining years touched by grace and wonder, is unforgettable. Highly recommended."
- Historical Novels Review, Editor's Choice
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