Dangerous Women

Hope Adams Michael Joseph €15.99

Inspired by a true story, Adèle Geras’s first novel under her new pseudonym recounts the journey of a convict ship transporting 180 female prisoners to Tasmania in 1841. Though a murder-mystery plot fails to ignite, this atmospheric narrative excels in its depiction of the relationships between the women – largely petty criminals – and the tragic backstories that have brought them together.