Sphere is to publish THE BONE HUNTERS, an exquisite, expansive historical novel by Joanne Burn about fossil mania in Lyme Regis in the 1820s.
Senior Commissioning Editor Rosanna Forte acquired world rights from Ella Kahn at Diamond, Kahn and Woods. Sphere will publish THE BONE HUNTERS in hardback in early 2024.
THE BONE HUNTERS plunges the reader into the tumultuous world of nineteenth-century Dorset, where a young woman is about to make an extraordinary discovery. When Ada Winters finds the fossilised remains of an unrecognisable creature up on the cliffs, she believes she has found the answer to her scientific ambitions and her family’s financial struggles. Meanwhile, Doctor Edwin Moyle has come to Dorset in search of the discovery that will bring him fame and fortune, and instead finds a strange young woman who seems to hold the key to everything he seeks. But what is the creature that Edwin and Ada are about to unearth? And will it bring them greatness or destruction?
Joanne Burn is the author of THE HEMLOCK CURE, published by Sphere in 2022. For rights enquiries, please contact Jessica Purdue at Jessica.purdue@hachette.co.uk.
Rosanna Forte said: ‘Joanne is a phenomenal talent and I’m so proud to publish her at Sphere. Her prose is dazzling, her research impeccable, her sense of place and character second-to-none. THE BONE HUNTERS enthralled me from the first page to the last and I’m so excited for readers to meet Ada and Edwin next year.’
Joanne Burn said: ‘I’m completely delighted to be working with Rosanna again, and the amazing team at Sphere. THE BONE HUNTERS has found a wonderful home and I couldn’t be happier!’
Ella Kahn said: ‘It’s been brilliant to see the response to THE HEMLOCK CURE, due in no small part to Rosanna and Sphere’s committed and creative publishing, so I’m thrilled they will be working the same magic with THE BONE HUNTERS, which promises to be such a compelling, immersive story about a truly special place, from a phenomenal writer!’
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