The Dance Tree: The BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick
May 2022 · Pan Macmillan
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Set in an era of superstition and hysteria, and inspired by the true events of a doomed summer, The Dance Tree is a story of family secrets, forbidden love, and women pushed to the edge. The gripping, historical novel from bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave, as seen on BBC Two's Between the Covers.
‘Brilliant’ – Marian Keyes
‘I absolutely loved this book’ – Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den
Strasbourg, 1518. In the midst of a blisteringly hot summer, a lone woman begins to dance in the city square. She dances for days without pause, and as she is joined by hundreds of others, the authorities declare an emergency: musicians will be brought in to play the Devil out of these women.
Beyond the city, pregnant Lisbet tends the bees that are her livelihood. And then, as the dancing plague gathers momentum, Lisbet’s sister-in-law Nethe returns from seven years’ penance in the mountains for a crime no one will name.
As the city buckles under the beat of a thousand feet, Lisbet finds herself thrust into a dangerous web of deceit and clandestine passion, but she is dancing to a dangerous tune . . .
Shortlisted for the HWA Gold Crown
‘Intriguing, haunting, beautiful’ – Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
‘Extraordinary, enthralling’ – Sunday Times
‘Brilliant’ – Marian Keyes
‘I absolutely loved this book’ – Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den
Strasbourg, 1518. In the midst of a blisteringly hot summer, a lone woman begins to dance in the city square. She dances for days without pause, and as she is joined by hundreds of others, the authorities declare an emergency: musicians will be brought in to play the Devil out of these women.
Beyond the city, pregnant Lisbet tends the bees that are her livelihood. And then, as the dancing plague gathers momentum, Lisbet’s sister-in-law Nethe returns from seven years’ penance in the mountains for a crime no one will name.
As the city buckles under the beat of a thousand feet, Lisbet finds herself thrust into a dangerous web of deceit and clandestine passion, but she is dancing to a dangerous tune . . .
Shortlisted for the HWA Gold Crown
‘Intriguing, haunting, beautiful’ – Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
‘Extraordinary, enthralling’ – Sunday Times
Set in an era of superstition and hysteria, and inspired by the true events of a doomed summer, The Dance Tree is a story of family secrets, forbidden love, and women pushed to the edge. The gripping, historical novel from bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave, as seen on BBC Two's Between t...
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Lorraine Clarke
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October 31, 2023
Boring, I couldn't make it past the first chapter.
Tina Makin (FELIX)
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July 9, 2023
fantastic.....
About the author
Kiran Millwood Hargrave is an award-winning poet, playwright, and novelist. The Mercies was her first novel for adults, and became an instant Sunday Times bestseller. It won a Betty Trask Award, was longlisted for the Jhalak Prize and was named amongst the NYT 100 Most Notable Books of 2020. Her bestselling works for children include The Girl of Ink & Stars and have won or been short- and long-listed for numerous awards including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year, Costa Children’s Book Award, the Blue Peter Best Story Award and, twice, the CILIP Carnegie Medal. Kiran lives in Oxford with her husband, the artist Tom de Freston, and their rescue cats, Luna and Marly.
Kiran Millwood Hargrave is an award-winning poet, playwright, and novelist. The Mercies was her first novel for adults, and became an instant Sunday Times bestseller. It won a Betty Trask Award, was longlisted for the Jhalak Prize and was named amongst the NYT 100 Most Notable Books of 2020. Her ...
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