《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 ObserverA 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 th