Four women spark a revolution on a Caribbean island - the electrifying new novel from the Costa-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch. 'Vital, enraging and brilliant. I loved it' SARAH WINMAN'Beautiful and important' SAFIYA SINCLAIR 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... 'Roffey's world-building power is evident on every page'GUARDIAN'Will keep you reading all hours... unforgettable'GLAMOUR'Sensual, ferocious... If The White Lotus were a modern feminist thriller, this would be it'LALINE PAULL'The spirit of carnival itself is in the writing... Electrifying'JASON ALLEN-PAISANT'A vital novel... Fiery, funny'DIANA EVANSREADERS LOVE PASSIONTIDE'This was fantastic... five stars''Exhilarating... it's a blast, with sharp, smart humour''A powerful book... really moving''Filled with anger, unity and love''What an amazing book this is... This story will stay with me for a very long time''Moving and gripping''A must-read''I loved this book'