That Bonesetter Woman: the new feelgood novel from the author of The Smallest Man

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What a heroine Endurance Proudfoot is! I loved her from the start. An unconventional woman who takes us on a fascinating - if bumpy - ride through a mans world. I laughed, cried and most of all cheered! Cant stop thinking about it an absolute cruncher of a tale Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal

'A complete joy of a novel that, like its wonderful protagonists namesake, is a story of endurance against all odds. Full of heart and so eloquently written, THAT BONESETTER WOMAN had me cheering Durie on from start to finish - I absolutely loved it' Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of Pandora


Its usual, they say, for a young person coming to London for the first time to arrive with a head full of dreams. Well, Endurance Proudfoot did not. When she stepped off the coach from Sussex, on a warm and sticky afternoon in the summer of 1757, it never occurred to her that the city would be the place where shed make her fortune; she was just very annoyed to be arriving there at all.

Meet Endurance Proudfoot: clumsy as a carthorse, strong as an ox, with a tactless tongue and a face shes sure only a mother could love. Durie wants one thing in life: to become a bonesetter like her father. Its physically demanding work, requiring nerves of steel, and hes adamant its not a job for a woman.

Strong-willed and stubborn, Duries certain that in bonesetting, her big, usually clumsy hands have found their natural calling. So when shes bundled off to London with her beautiful sister, she wont let it stop her realising her dream. As her sister finds fame on the stage, Durie becomes Englands most celebrated bonesetter but what goes up must come down, and her success may become her undoing.

Inspired by the true stories of two of Georgian Englands most famous celebrities, That Bonesetter Woman is an uplifting tale about finding the courage to go your own way, when everyone says you cant and about realising that what makes you different can also make you strong.

Praise for That Bonesetter Woman:

Durie Proudfoot is a brilliant heroine: stubborn, flawed and so entertaining to spend time with. I loved every step of her journey, and Frances Quinn is fast becoming one of my favourite historical novelists Louise Hare

I adored every second of this book - historical fiction at its finest, and Quinn is a natural storyteller. Quirky, funny and original. Durie and her lions will stay with me Ericka Waller

I feel as if I left a little bit of my heart between the pages of this extraordinary book Nicola Gill

Filled with hope and humour, That Bonesetter Woman is a novel that truly champions the underdog. I devoured it with as much gusto as the inimitable heroine sets peoples bones Polly Crosby

That Bonesetter Woman is a wonderfully uplifting, charming,addictive and unusual story. Quinn delivers astute and acutely observed aspects of human behaviour delivered with great humour and compassion. Replace the coffee houses and newspaper scribblers with Twitter and YouTube and Id say, not so much has changed! Louise Fein

Frances Quinn has done it again! Georgian London is vividly brought to life in a fast-paced story full of quirky characters, wry wit, warmth and wisdom. I was completely charmed! Anita Frank

Author Bio

Frances Quinn grew up in London and read English at Kings College, Cambridge, realising too late that the course would require more than lying around reading novels for three years. After snatching a degree from the jaws of laziness, she became a journalist, writing for magazines includingPrima,Good Housekeeping,She,Womans WeeklyandIdeal Home, and later branched out into copywriting, producing words for everything from Waitrose pizza packaging to the EasyJet in-flight brochure. In 2013, she won a place on the Curtis Brown Creative novel writing course, and started work on her first novel,The Smallest Man. That Bonesetter Woman is her second novel. She lives in Brighton, with her husband and two Tonkinese cats.