Passiontide by Monique Roffey - ISBN: 9781529925449
Paperback
A Caribbean island’s dark secret ignites revolution led by four women.

Passiontide

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    26 August 2025

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Summary

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.…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529925449
ISBN-10:1529925444
Author:Monique Roffey
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Vintage
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:26 August 2025
Weight:257g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 24mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Passiontide is a bold rallying cry of a novel. Vital, enraging and brilliant. I loved it – SARAH WINMAN, author of Still Life
Roffey’s world-building power is evident on every page… It dramatises a full-throated campaign for change * Guardian *
A sensual, ferocious subversion of the island police-procedural. If The White Lotus were a modern feminist thriller, this would be it… A grown-up treat and cri de cœur for a better world – LALINE PAULL, author of The Bees and Pod
Beautiful and important. Passiontide is a resounding testament to the rebellious spirit and bravery of Caribbean women – SAFIYA SINCLAIR, author of How to Say Babylon
A tour de force Caribbean novel of female revolution that will keep you reading all hours… A compelling and unforgettable read * Glamour, Best Books of June *
Passiontide imagines a feminist reckoning in the wake of one woman’s murder on the fictional Caribbean island of St Colibri… Roffey masters the building sense of tension and scale as the women’s protest gathers strength – Recommends * SERVICE95 *
Powerful and devastating * Stylist *
CompellingPassiontide is suspense-filled, and simmering with anger * Mail on Sunday *

About The Author

Monique Roffey

Monique Roffey was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and lives in London. She is the author of seven novels and a memoir. The Mermaid of Black Conch won the Costa Book of the Year and the Costa Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize and the Goldsmiths Prize. Her other highly acclaimed books include Archipelago, which won the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, The White Woman on the Green Bicycle and House of Ashes. In addition to her work as an environmental activist, she is a professor of contemporary fiction at Manchester Metropolitan University.

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