The Map Of Bones A Triumphant Historical Epic Of Love And Courage From The No. 1 Bestselling Author

Binding: Hardcover
Description: " Vivid historical detail headlong pace and gratifyingly feminist finale this sends out Mosse's saga on a high note." Publishers Weekly" The detailed woman - centric series showcases her talents as a storyteller and is both well - considered and well - written." Library Journal A sweeping story of love adventure and adversity The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse is an epic tale of courageous women battling to survive in a hostile land. Olifantshoek Southern Africa 1688. When the violent Cape wind blows from the south - east they say the voices of the unquiet dead can be heard whispering through the deserted valley. Suzanne Joubert a Huguenot refugee from war - torn France arrives in search of her cousin the notorious she - captain and pirate commander Louise Reydon - Joubert who landed at the Cape of Good Hope more than sixty years before then disappeared without a trace Franschhoek Southern Africa 1862. Nearly one hundred and eighty years after Suzanne's perilous journey another intrepid and courageous woman of the Joubert family Isabelle Lepard has journeyed to the small frontier town once known as Oliftantshoek in search of her long - lost relations. Intent on putting the women of her family back into the history books she quickly discovers that the crimes and tragedies still shadow the present. And now Isabelle faces a race against time if she is to discover the truth and escape with her life Painstakingly researched and beautifully told The Map of Bones is the fourth and final novel of The Joubert Family Chronicles following the bestselling The Burning Chambers The City of Tears and The Ghost Ship. Mosse gives us both the satisfying intricacy of historical fact and a fictional narrative that carries us along at a rollicking pace. The long rich tragic history of the Huguenots deserved a series of novels as brilliant and well researched as The Joubert Family Chronicles in which the past is felt deep in the reader's bones The Observer This is adventure - stuffed historical fiction in the grand tradition The Telegraph A fittingly terrific conclusion to The Joubert Family Chronicles i newspaper
Title: The Map Of Bones A Triumphant Historical Epic Of Love And Courage From The No. 1 Bestselling Author
Author(s): Mosse Kate
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Barcode: 9781035042159
Pages: 480 Pages
Publication Date: 1/7/2025
Series: The Joubert Family Chronicles
Category: Fiction: Special Features