The Map of Bones

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 *The fourth and final instalment in Mosse’s Joubert Family Chronicles … this is adventure-stuffed historical fiction in the grand tradition * The Telegraph *[The Map of Bones] demonstrates Mosse’s skill in constructing a multi-stranded narrative and filling it with memorable characters * The Sunday Times *The fourth instalment in Mosse’s Joubert Family Chronicles is a fittingly terrific conclusion, with intrepid women, perilous journeys, a search for the truth, and a narrative spanning 17th to 19th century South Africa, it’s a gripping, atmospheric novel * i *A sprawling, epic about women adventurers over the centuries that takes us around the globe … Thrilling, compelling, a page-turning read – Nuaia McGovern * BBC Woman’s Hour *

Kate Mosse CBE FRSL is an award-winning novelist, playwright, performer, campaigner, interviewer and non-fiction writer. The author of ten novels and short-story collections, her books have been translated into thirty-eight languages and published in more than forty countries. Fiction includes the multimillion-selling Languedoc Trilogy (Labyrinth, Sepulchre, Citadel), The Joubert Family Chronicles (The Burning Chambers, The City of Tears, The Ghost Ship, The Map of Bones) and No. 1 bestselling Gothic fiction, including The Taxidermist’s Daughter and The Winter Ghosts. Her highly acclaimed non-fiction includes An Extra Pair of Hands: A Story of Caring & Everyday Acts of Love and Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries: How Women (Also) Built the World, which inspired her one-woman theatre touring show.