{"product_id":"9781529005189-dance-tree","title":"The Dance Tree","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick\u003cbr\u003eThe gripping second novel for adults from the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dance Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is a transporting story of lust, family secrets, and women under the eye of the Church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in an era of superstition and hysteria, and inspired by the true events of a doomed summer, \u003ci\u003eThe Dance Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of family secrets, forbidden love, and women pushed to the edge. The gripping, historical novel from Kiran Millwood Hargrave, as seen on BBC Two's \u003ci\u003eBetween the Covers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Brilliant’ – Marian Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I absolutely loved this book’ – Elodie Harper, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wolf Den\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrasbourg, 1518.\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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 .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the HWA Gold Crown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Intriguing, haunting, beautiful’ – Jennifer Saint, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAriadne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Extraordinary, enthralling’ – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40808740520033,"sku":"9781529005189","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26878807.jpg?v=1721321460","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529005189-dance-tree","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}