Joanne Burn

A glitteringly dark historical novel of love, persecution, and survival set against the backdrop of one of history's most terrifying episodes: the Bubonic Plague. It is 1665 and the women of Eyam village keep many secrets. Especially Isabel and Mae. Isabel Frith, the village midwife, walks a dangerous line with her herbs and remedies. There are men in the village who speak of witchcraft, and Isabel has a past to hide. So she tells nobody her fears about the pious, reclusive apothecary, on whom she is keeping a watchful eye. Mae, the apothecary's youngest daughter, dreads her father's rage if he discovers what she keeps from him: her feelings for Rafe, Isabel's ward, or the fact that she studies from her father's books at night. But others have secrets too. Secrets darker than any of them could have imagined. When Mae makes a horrifying discovery, Isabel is the only person she can turn to. But helping Mae will place them both in unimaginable peril. And meanwhile another danger is on its way from London. One that threatens to engulf them all. . .

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The Hemlock Cure

'Vivid and poetic' JENNIFER SAINT 'Exquisitely written' SONIA VELTON 'Page-turning' SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN 'Heart-wrenching' REBECCA F. JOHN 'Wholly original' SARAH BURTON 'Exquisite' EMMA CARROLL 'Bewitching' ROZ WATKINS 'Beautiful' ANNIE GARTHWAITE 'Spellbinding' NIKKI MARMERY 'Mesmerizing' ROSIE ANDREWS It is 1665 and the women of Eyam keep many secrets. Isabel Frith, the village midwife, walks a dangerous line with her herbs and remedies. There are men in the village who speak of witchcraft, and Isabel has a past to hide. So she tells nobody her fears about Wulfric, the pious, reclusive apothecary. Mae, Wulfric's youngest daughter, dreads her father's rage if he discovers what she keeps from him. Like her feelings for Rafe, Isabel's ward, or that she studies from Wulfric's forbidden books at night. But others have secrets too. Secrets darker than any of them could have imagined. When Mae makes a horrifying discovery, Isabel is the only person she can turn to. But helping Mae will place them both in unspeakable peril. And meanwhile another danger is on its way from London. One that threatens to engulf them all . . . Based on the real history of an English village during the Great Plague, The Hemlock Cure is an utterly beguiling tale of fear and ambition, betrayal, self-sacrifice and the unbreakable bond between two women.

A glitteringly dark historical novel of ambition, persecution and survival

Hemlock Cure

It is 1824, and the seaside resort of Lyme Regis is teeming with visitors seeking fun and pleasure for the summer. When 22-year-old Harriet unearths the fossilised bones of a giant sea monster, her incredible discovery brings her scientific ambitions tantalisingly within reach. But as a working-class woman, she is invisible to the geological community to which she longs to belong. After she witnesses a violent crime, and a devastating disaster befalls her, she realises that all around her, monsters lurk. Against all the advice of those who care for her, with revenge and justice in mind, she steps into a world as cold and dark as the ocean, as treacherous as the storm that is on its way.

The Bone Hunters

When Uma discovers her husband’s infidelity just hours before his death, the carefully woven threads of her life begin to unravel. Struggling to manage the grief of those around her, she escapes to a remote cottage where she swims in the winter sea, cooks the Keralan dishes of her childhood and begins the search for her husband’s lover.

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