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Four women spark a revolution on a Caribbean island – the exhilarating new novel from the Costa-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch.

‘If The White Lotus were a modern feminist thriller, this would be it’ LALINE PAULL
‘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 Caribbean island.

As the days pass, the shocking event draws together new allies: Sharleen, Tara, Gigi and Daisy. In a community in which violence against women is overlooked time after time, the group find themselves compelled to speak out – and to act.

But they could never have foreseen the consequences of their courage…

READERS LOVE PASSIONTIDE
‘Exhilarating… it’s a blast, with sharp, smart humour’
‘What an amazing book this is… This story will stay with me for a very long time’
‘A powerful book… really moving’
‘Filled with anger, unity and love’
‘This was fantastic… five stars’
‘Moving and gripping’

‘Roffey’s world-building power is evident on every page’ GUARDIAN

‘A resounding testament to the rebellious spirit of Caribbean women’ SAFIYA SINCLAIR

‘Will keep you reading all hours… unforgettable’ GLAMOUR

‘A vital novel… Fiery, funny’ DIANA EVANS

Publisher Review

Passiontide is a bold rallying cry of a novel. Vital, enraging and brilliant. I loved it — SARAH WINMAN, author of Still Life Roffey’s world-building power is evident on every page… It dramatises a full-throated campaign for change * Guardian * A sensual, ferocious subversion of the island police-procedural. If The White Lotus were a modern feminist thriller, this would be it… A grown-up treat and cri de coeur for a better world — LALINE PAULL, author of The Bees and Pod Beautiful and important. Passiontide is a resounding testament to the rebellious spirit and bravery of Caribbean women — SAFIYA SINCLAIR, author of How to Say Babylon A tour de force Caribbean novel of female revolution that will keep you reading all hours… A compelling and unforgettable read * Glamour, Best Books of June * Passiontide imagines a feminist reckoning in the wake of one woman’s murder on the fictional Caribbean island of St Colibri… Roffey masters the building sense of tension and scale as the women’s protest gathers strength — Recommends * SERVICE95 * Powerful and devastating * Stylist * Compelling… Passiontide is suspense-filled, and simmering with anger * Mail on Sunday *