Böcker av Joanne Burn

'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 ANDREWSIt 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.

In 1824, Lyme Regis is as tumultuous as the sea that surrounds it. Wealthy holidaymakers dance in the Assembly Rooms whilst the poor riot over the price of bread, scientists do battle with theologists, and amidst it all, one woman is about to make an extraordinary discovery.When twenty-four-year-old Ada Winters - poor, peculiar and brilliant - uncovers a set of unusual fossils on the cliffs, she believes she has found the answer to her scientific frustrations and her family's financial struggles. Meanwhile, Doctor Edwin Moyle has come to Dorset in search of the discovery that will place him amongst the greatest geologists of the age. What he finds instead is a strange young woman who seems to hold the key to everything he seeks. But what is the creature that Ada and Edwin seek to unearth? And will it be their means to greatness, or destruction?

When Uma discovers her husband's infidelity just hours before his untimely 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 by the coast where she swims in the winter sea, cooks the forgotten Keralan dishes of her childhood and begins the search for her husband's lover.It isn't long before Uma realises what she must do to pick up the tattered threads of her life. But will her choices jeopardise the only family she has left?'Petals and Stones is the kind of book that makes you want to sneak away from real life so that you can return to its characters and their lives... A beautifully written debut' Virginia Macgregor'What an engaging read this tale of grief, love, family and friendship. Petals and Stones explores the ties which bind us together and the choices we make that can tear us apart. Very atmospheric and beautifully written. Loved it from start to finish' June Taylor'Well written, thoughtful and very enjoyable' Katie Fforde'Petals and Stones traces the devastating impact of the discovery of infidelity immediately before a partner's death, so that grief is contaminated by anger and betrayal. Joanne Burn's writing explores with care and precision the nuances of love deferred for the best of intentions, the tides within family and friendship dynamics and the corrosive lies we tell ourselves. Beautiful and redemptive' Liz Flanagan'Lyrical, perceptive, and thought-provoking' Christine Poulson'Petals and Stones is the kind of book that makes you want to sneak away from real life so that you can return to its characters and their lives... I loved the powerful and unexpected love story at the heart of the novel, which had me hoping and longing and cheering and sometimes crying a little too. A beautifully written debut' Virginia Macgregor'A meditative, carefully crafted debut... Simple, meaningful prose that gripped and moved me from start to finish' J.M. Monaco