"Gillespie's supernatural tale mixes motivational ideas with fantasy elements … an imaginative, genre-blurring novel." — Kirkus Reviews

It started with a book.

Then Soul Toll became a framework, a lens for examining how we live.

A way to ask: How much of your life makes room for your humanity?

This is an important time for that question.

In the age of AI — which I know firsthand having worked in the thick of it — humans are being squeezed out of their own lives at an accelerating rate.

At the same time, the human element is becoming more valuable than ever as technology consumes more of our work.

And yet, we have almost no places designed to help us live intentionally as humans. Not in our institutions. Not in our daily lives.

That’s the gap I’m working to fill.

Cover of the book 'Soul Toll' by Anusia Gillespie. It shows a woman with long hair in white workout clothes standing on a yoga mat in a forest, meditating with her back to the camera, surrounded by glowing particles and a canopy of trees with sunlight filtering through.
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  • At its core, Soul Toll is about rediscovering what truly matters—beyond the promotions, power, and prestige—and finding the courage to reclaim your true self.

    —BookLife Review

  • Impressively original, deftly crafted, emotionally engaging, and a memorably riveting page-turner of a read from start to finish.

    —Midwest Book Review

  • In this genre were magic often overshadows meaning, Soul Toll delivers both—brilliantly. The novel blends current reality with the surreal in a way that feels revelatory.

    —Andrea Hurst, Literary Agent

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Anusia Gillespie is a lawyer-turned-novelist and RYT-200 certified yoga instructor. Her debut novel, Soul Toll, blends high-achieving ambition with awakening, inspired by her own journey through corporate law, legal innovation, and yoga. She has authored several non-fiction works with traditional publishers, and she is now venturing into fiction. Anusia lives north of Boston with her husband, young son, and old dog.