Passiontide

Four women spark a revolution on a Caribbean island ¿ the electrifying new novel from the Costa-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch.Early one morning, at the close of St Colibri¿s carnival, a young female steel pan player is found dead beneath a cannonball tree. It is a discovery that will transform the lives of everyone on this small island . . .Fiercely alive, Passiontide is a novel of women daring to imagine a different world. It confirms Monique Roffey as one of our most spellbinding storytellers.PRAISE FOR MONIQUE ROFFEY:`Monique Roffey is a unique talent¿ Bernardine Evaristo`A daring, mesmerising novel¿ Maggie O¿Farrell`Wonderful, immersive, evocative . . . A masterclass of world-building¿ Bridget Collins`Once I had started it, I couldn¿t stop . . . brilliant¿ Clare Chambers