The Map of Bones

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Beschreibung

<p><b>'Mosse gives us both the satisfying intricacy of historical fact and a fictional narrative that carries us along at a rollicking pace . . . Brilliant and well researched . . . 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.</b><br><br><b><i>No word, no story, no grave . . .</i></b><br><br><b>Olifantshoek, Southern Africa, 1688.</b> 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>Franschhoek, Southern Africa, 1862.</b> 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.<br><br>And that her life, too, is under threat . . .<br><br><b>Painstakingly researched and beautifully told, <i>The Map of Bones</i> is the fourth - and final - novel of The 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></b><br><br><i>'</i><b>A fittingly terrific conclusion [to The Joubert Family Chronicles]' - <i>i </i>newspaper</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>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781035042166

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

231 x 152 x 38 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Pan Macmillan