Sweetness in the SkinPumkin Patterson dreams of a life beyond her Jamaican hometown. But what we dream of and where we belong arent always the same thing This heartfelt and uplifting story is for fans of The Girl With the Louding Voice and The Reading List 'An engaging coming of age tale' THE TIMES 'A story of uplifting love and joyful Jamaican recipes' STYLIST 'Will linger in your heart long after the final page. An absolute must read' ABI DAR, author of The Girl With

which again focuses on South Africa's class and racial tensions

lovely woman

In 1888 five women are brutally murdered in the East End by a troubled young man in thrall to a mysterious master

her body is dug up from his yard

The haunting debut novel from beloved

Dreams that are always followed - the next morning - by scratches

The doctors tell her to go home and get some rest

None of them is leaving until the traitor is unmasked

memories of everything leading up to that tragic day return in agonising flashes

unless he tells the blackmailer where the witness is hiding

They drink

Dan and Isabel