The Map of Bones

**‘Brilliant . . . The past is felt deep in the reader’s bones’ – *The Observer***
**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.
*No word, no story, no grave . . .* **
**1688.** 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.
**1862.** 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 . . .
**Painstakingly researched and beautifully told, *The Map of Bones* is the triumphant conclusion to Kate Mosse’s number one international bestselling Joubert Family Chronicles, following the bestselling *The Burning Chambers* , *The City of Tears* and *The Ghost Ship*.**
**‘This is adventure-stuffed historical fiction in the grand tradition’ – *The Telegraph*
‘A fittingly terrific conclusion’ – *The i Paper* **
** The Map of Bones* by Kate Mosse was a *Sunday Times* bestseller w/c 06-10-24