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. 'Vital, enraging and brilliant. I loved it' SARAH WINMAN 'Beautiful and important' SAFIYA SINCLAIR 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. As the days pass, this shocking event draws together four women. There's Sharleen, a journalist with an eye for the real story. Her childhood friend Tara, the pink-haired, straight-talking star of the activism scene. Gigi, the 'notorious' founder of the Port Isabella Sex Workers Collective. And Daisy, first lady of St Colibri, who is haunted by a disappearance in her own family decades ago. In a community in which women's voices are often silenced and violence against them is often overlooked, the group soon find themselves compelled to speak out - and to act. But even they could never have foreseen the consequences of their courage... 'A vital novel...fiery, funny and ferociously feminist' DIANA EVANS, author of Ordinary People 'Extraordinary... pulsates with the rebel spirit of women' HANNAH LOWE 'A thrilling read, I loved it' SADIE JONES * A Guardian Book to Look Out For in 2024 * 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