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Book overview - The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse
The Map of Bones, Kate Mosse, Pan Macmillan South Africa, ISBN: 9781035042166
‘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.’
Olifantshoek, 1688. Suzanne Joubert, a Huguenot refugee fleeing the turmoil of France, arrives in this remote town, determined to uncover the truth about her infamous cousin. Louise Reydon Joubert, a feared pirate commander and ‘she-captain,’ vanished from history over sixty years ago. Suzanne’s quest is simple: to discover what happened and finally silence the stories surrounding Louise’s disappearance. But nothing in Olifantshoek is as it seems.
Franschhoek, 1862. Nearly 180 years after Suzanne’s journey, another courageous woman of the Joubert family, Isabelle Lepard, follows in Suzanne’s footsteps to the same small frontier town—now known as Olifantshoek—on a mission to put her ancestors back in the historical spotlight. As a journalist, Isabelle’s search for her lost family leads her into a web of tragedies, crimes, and mysteries that refuse to stay buried. Racing against time, Isabelle faces life-threatening danger as she seeks the truth—and the chance to escape alive.
The Map of Bones is the final installment in The Joubert Family Chronicles, a sweeping epic of adventure, injustice, triumph, and historical intrigue. Following the success of The Ghost Ship, Kate Mosse delivers another gripping and thought-provoking tale, filled with suspense and rich historical detail.
