{"product_id":"the-map-of-bones-a-triumphant-historical-epic-of-love-and-courage-from-the-no-1-bestselling-author-9781035042159","title":"The Map of Bones: A Triumphant Historical Epic of Love and Courage From the No. 1 Bestselling Author","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e The Map of Bones is a historical fiction novel by Kate Mosse, set in Southern Africa in 1688 and 1862. It 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. The novel tells the story of Suzanne Joubert, a Huguenot refugee from war-torn France, and Isabelle Lepard, a Joubert family member who travels to Olifantshoek in search of her long-lost relations. The novel is praised for its intricate historical detail and fast-paced narrative, and is described as a fitting conclusion to the series. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 480 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 10 October 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pan Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 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 readers 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. 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 Suzannes 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. This is adventure-stuffed historical fiction in the g.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMosse Gives Us Both the Satisfying Intricacy of Historical Fact and a Fictional Narrative That Carries Us Along at a Rollicking Pace\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe long, rich, tragic history of the Huguenots deserved a series of novels as brilliant and well researched as \u003cem\u003eThe Joubert Family Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e, in which the past is felt deep in the readers bones – The Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA 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\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlifantshoek, 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranschhoek, Southern Africa, 1862. Nearly one hundred and eighty years after Suzannes 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePainstakingly researched and beautifully told, \u003cem\u003eThe Map of Bones\u003c\/em\u003e is the fourth – and final – novel of The Joubert Family Chronicles, following the bestselling \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Chambers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe City of Tears\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Ghost Ship\u003c\/em\u003e. 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