Sheila Jeffries

Moments after she is born, Tessa Barcussy is branded as 'trouble'. A Romany Gypsy makes a chilling prediction about Tessa's destiny. Her father Freddie finds it so disturbing that he writes it down and hides it in a sealed envelope. Sensitive and rebellious, Tessa grows up a misfit, difficult to handle and disruptive. Will the words of the Romany Gypsy come true? Or will they empower Tessa to finally become the person she was born to be?