The gripping new novel from Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies ''Intriguing, haunting, beautiful'' - Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne ''I absolutely loved this book'' - Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den Lisbet is pregnant, and frightened she will lose this child, too, when the arrival of a stranger upends her world, and promises to change her understanding of love forever.Ida''s life seems simple - she is married, her family fully formed - but a buried secret threatens to destroy her peaceful existence.Nethe has just returned from years in exile, punishment for a crime no one will name.As a mysterious dance plague takes hold of the city of Strasbourg, all three women become entangled in a web of deceit and clandestine passion that has them dancing to a dangerous tune''Exceptionally brilliant. Sensual, compelling'' - Marian Keyes ''Extraordinary, enthralling'' Sunday Times