Offerlings is set in present day but based on historical facts and forgotten myths. It revolves around three
main characters: the psychiatrist Corinne, who revisits her hometown Overlinge after 16 years; the midwife Magdalena, who has never left the village; and a haunted river hiding the bath plug of Holland – a country built on swamp that has to continuously pump out water to stay dry.
Corinne returns to Overlinge to organise her mother’s funeral. Her demented father wants her gone but Magdalena welcomes her warmly. They slowly fall in love. But the longer Corinne stays, the more she
discovers that the old myths she grew up with are very much alive.
Distrusting her own mind, Corinne learns about a dark ritual in which her own baby, who died a cot death, plays a significant role. As the river demands offerings no one is willing to give, Magdalena guides Corinne to her horrendous fate. Corinne is, as her mother was, the one who has to decide about Holland’s safety.
Is she willing to get blood on her hands?