Passiontide: The electrifying new novel from the author of The Mermaid of Black Conch

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 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... Passiontide is a fiercely alive novel about women daring to imagine a different world. It confirms Monique Roffey as one of our most spellbinding storytellers. 'Extraordinary... pulsates with the rebel spirit of women' HANNAH LOWE 'The best book I have read in years. It's so wonderful: so rich, inspiring, funny, moving. A true chronicle of hope, in sisterhood, community, faith and men' ROSIE BOYCOTT * 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