The secrets of blood and bone
Subtitle: a novel
By: Rebecca Alexander
Publisher: Broadway Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780804140706
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Fiction; Magic; History
Description: Venice, 16th Century. Having undertaken a mission of the upmost discretion, occultist and scholar Edward Kelley finds the answers he seeks are more perilous than can be believed, and his ultimate salvation means confronting the darkest deeds of his past. England, 21st Century. Running from her past and hiding from her future, Jackdaw Hammond buys a new home in the middle of nowhere. But her fresh start is threatened by a wild magic similar to her own. The legacy of Edward Kelley remains, and with their fates inexorably entwined, the battle for Jackdaw's soul has just begun. A stunning follow up to 'The secrets of life and death', Rebecca Alexander has created a gripping supernatural thriller that bridges time, legend and the power of blood.
Notes: Originally published in hardcover in the United Kingdom by Del Ray in 2014.