In the Northern Marches, Marek has exchanged the wars of his youth for the quiet labors of husbandry and fatherhood. Beside his wife, Roswyn, and their four children, he has built a life measured in seasons, ordinary rituals, and the familiar comforts of home.

One winter evening, a traveler arrives seeking shelter.

Marek opens the door.

Housefall is a literary historical novel about the uneasy distance between love and loyalty, the wounds we inflict upon those we cherish, and what remains of a life when its foundations give way.