The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Synopsis
The gripping historical novel from Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies
The Dance Tree is the perfect book club read, as seen on BBC Two's Between the Covers
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 of Strasbourg, all three women become entangled in a web of deceit and clandestine passion that has them dancing to a dangerous tune.
Reviews
'I absolutely loved this book' - Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den
'Intriguing, haunting, beautiful' - Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
'Exceptionally brilliant. Sensual, compelling' - Marian Keyes, author Again, Rachel
'Extraordinary, enthralling' - Sunday Times
About the Author
Kiran Millwood Hargrave is an award-winning, bestselling novelist. Her books have been translated into thirty languages. Her debut novel for adults, The Mercies, was featured on the New York Times 100 Most Notable Book, USA Today Best Books of 2020, and won international awards including a Betty Trask Award and the Prix Rive Gauche à Paris. The Dance Tree is her second novel.