Monique Roffey
Passiontide
Four women spark a revolution on a Caribbean island – the electrifying new novel from the Costa-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch
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 small island. As the days pass, this shocking event draws together four women. There’s Sharleen, a journalist with an eye for the real story.
Her childhood friend Tara, a pink-haired, straight-talking local activist. Gigi, the ‘notorious’ founder of the Port Isabella Sex Workers Collective. And Daisy, first lady of St Colibri, who is haunted by a disappearance in her own family decades ago.
In a community in which women’s voices are often silenced and violence against them is overlooked time after time, the group soon find themselves compelled to speak out – and to act. But even they could never have foreseen the consequences of their courage…
“Vital, enraging and brilliant. I loved it.” — Sarah Winman.
“Beautiful and important.” — Safiya Sinclair.
“Roffey’s world-building power is evident on every page.” — The Guardian.
“Will keep you reading all hours… unforgettable.” — Glamour.
“A vital novel… Fiery, funny and ferociously feminist.” — Diana Evans.
“The spirit of carnival itself is in the writing… Electrifying.” — Jason Allen-Paisant.
“Monique Roffey is a trailblazer of Caribbean literature.” — Breanne MC.
