That Bonesetter Woman: the new feelgood novel from the author of The Smallest Man

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Pre-order THE LOST PASSENGER, the astonishing new novel by Frances Quinn, coming February 2025. &‘What a heroine Endurance Proudfoot is! I loved her from the start. An unconventional woman who takes us on a fascinating - if bumpy - ride through a man&’s world. I laughed, cried and most of all cheered! Can&’t stop thinking about it… an absolute cruncher of a tale&’ Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal 'A complete joy of a novel that, like it&’s wonderful protagonist&’s namesake, is a story of endurance against all odds. Full of heart and so eloquently written, THAT BONESETTER WOMAN had me cheering Durie on from start to finish - I absolutely loved it' Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of Pandora ​It&’s usual, they say, for a young person coming to London for the first time to arrive with a head full of dreams. Well, Endurance Proudfoot did not. When she stepped off the coach from Sussex, on a warm and sticky afternoon in the summer of 1757, it never occurred to her that the city would be the place where she&’d make her fortune; she was just very annoyed to be arriving there at all. Meet Endurance Proudfoot: clumsy as a carthorse, strong as an ox, with a tactless tongue and a face she&’s sure only a mother could love. Durie wants one thing in life: to become a bonesetter like her father. It&’s physically demanding work, requiring nerves of steel, and he&’s adamant it&’s not a job for a woman. Strong-willed and stubborn, Durie&’s certain that in bonesetting, her big, usually clumsy hands have found their natural calling. So when she&’s bundled off to London with her beautiful sister, she won&’t let it stop her realising her dream. As her sister finds fame on the stage, Durie becomes England&’s most celebrated bonesetter – but what goes up must come down, and her success may become her undoing. Inspired by the true stories of two of Georgian England&’s most famous celebrities, That Bonesetter Woman is an uplifting tale about finding the courage to go your own way, when everyone says you can&’t – and about realising that what makes you different can also make you strong.
Copyright:
2022

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
400 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781471193460
Related ISBNs:
9781471193477
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster UK
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Copyrighted By:
Frances Quinn
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Literature and Fiction
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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