The Map of Bones

<p><b>‘Brilliant . . . The past is felt deep in the reader’s bones’ – <i>The Observer</i></b><br><br><b>A sweeping story of love, adventure and adversity, <i>The Map of Bones </i>by Kate Mosse is an epic tale of courageous women battling to survive in a hostile land.<br><br><i>No word, no story, no grave . . .</i></b><br><br><b>1688. </b>Olifantshoek, Southern Africa. Suzanne Joubert, a Huguenot refugee from war-torn France, journeys to the Cape of Good Hope in search of her notorious cousin, Louise Reydon-Joubert, who vanished without trace half a century ago.<br><br><b>1862. </b>Franschhoek, Southern Africa. Nearly six generations later, Isabelle Joubert Lepard follows in her footsteps, determined to investigate the lives of her ancestors – and to honour their memory – only to discover that the evils of the past, though hidden, are far from buried. And that her life, too, is under threat . . .<br><br><b>Painstakingly researched and beautifully told, <i>The Map of Bones</i> is the triumphant conclusion to Kate Mosse’s number one international bestselling Joubert Family Chronicles, following the bestselling <i>The Burning Chambers</i>, <i>The City of Tears </i>and <i>The Ghost Ship</i>.</b><br><br><b>‘This is adventure-stuffed historical fiction in the grand tradition’ – <i>The Telegraph</i><br><br>‘A fittingly terrific conclusion’ – <i>The i Paper</i></b><br><br>^{<i>* The Map of Bones </i>by Kate Mosse was a <i>Sunday Times </i>bestseller w/c 06-10-24}</p>