{"product_id":"the-map-of-bones","title":"The Map of Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuzanne 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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFranschhoek, Southern Africa, 1862. Nearly one hundred and eighty years after Suzanne’s 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd now, Isabelle faces a race against time if she is to discover the truth, and escape with her life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePainstakingly 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kate Mosse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53253285839235,"sku":"9781035042159","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2025-08-13T125222.759.png?v=1755085985","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/the-map-of-bones","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}