The Dance Tree
12 May 2022Synopsis
The gripping historical novel from Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies. The perfect book club read, as seen on BBC Two's Between the Covers.
‘Exceptionally brilliant. Sensual, compelling’ – Marian Keyes, author Again, Rachel
Set in an era of superstition and hysteria, and inspired by the true events of a doomed summer, The Dance Tree is an impassioned story of family secrets, forbidden love, and women pushed to the edge . . .
Strasbourg, 1518. Lisbet is pregnant, and frightened she will lose this child, too, when the arrival of a stranger upends her world, and promises to change her understanding of love forever.
Ida’s life seems simple – she is married, her family fully formed – but a buried secret threatens to destroy her peaceful existence.
Nethe has just returned from years in exile, punishment for a crime no one will name.
As a mysterious dance plague takes hold of the city, all three women become entangled in a web of deceit and clandestine passion that has them dancing to a dangerous tune.
‘Intriguing, haunting, beautiful’ – Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
'I absolutely loved this book' – Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den
‘Extraordinary, enthralling’ – Sunday Times
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12 May 2022
9781529005172Reviews
Extraordinary . . . enthralling . . . An exceptionally atmospheric, original storySunday Times, Historical Fiction Book of the Month
Unusual and beautifully written, and the questions it raises about faith and love lingerThe Times
Exceptionally brilliant. Immersive, sensual, compelling and totally convincing. Accessible, ambitious, The Dance Tree deserves to win prizesMarian Keyes
An intriguing, haunting novel pulsing with raw, beautiful emotion . . . a novel in which female courage and resilience shines brightly against a brilliantly evoked backdrop of claustrophobic horrorJennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
