The Map of Bones：The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller

《The Map of Bones》橫跨南非歷史兩百年，以兩位身處不同時代的女性旅人為主軸，串起失落的記憶與血脈牽繫的命運。Suzanne與Isabelle分別在1688年與1862年踏上尋親之路，卻意外掀開被塵封的黑暗真相。

Kate Mosse以一貫細膩筆法，營造出厚實的歷史感與地理氛圍，帶領讀者走進風暴前線與私人記憶交錯的世界。這是一部關於女性、家族與勇氣的小說，適合喜愛《The Burning Chambers》系列的讀者。

'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 . . .

Olifantshoek, Southern Africa, 1688.
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.

Franschhoek, Southern Africa, 1862.
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 No.1 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 [to The Joubert Family Chronicles]' - i newspaper