Bone of My Bone

Name: Bone of My Bone
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ISBN: 9781464299476

Johanna van Veen

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English

Poisoned Pen Press
09 June 2026

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fantasy; Fantasy

What would you sacrifice for a wish?

Bram Stoker Award-nominee and USA Today bestseller Johanna van Veen unveils a sapphic folk-horror tour de force-perfect for fans of The VVitch and The Salt Grows Heavy. A skull's grin is eternal...

The year is 1635.

Sister Ursula, a young nun fleeing the ruins of her convent, and Elsebeth, a sharp-witted peasant, escape a band of marauding soldiers and disappear into the Bavarian forest. War scorches the land, and no one survives it alone. Amid the devastation, they find something in the arms of a dying man- the gilded skull of a saint.

It is said that if you reunite the saint's skull with her body, a wish will be granted. Desperate for salvation, and each with secret desires of their own, Ursula and Elsebeth follow a ragged map across the blighted countryside. But darkness follows them. A necromancer, drawn to the relic's power. The saint herself, whispering at night. And as the lines between blessing and curse blur, the women must face a harrowing truth- the magic they seek comes at a cost.

At the journey's end, they'll face an impossible choice-one that could tear apart everything they know... or bind them to each other forever.

By: Johanna van Veen
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 446g
ISBN: 9781464299476
ISBN 10: 1464299471
Publication Date: 09 June 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

JOHANNA VAN VEEN grew up in the Netherlands with her two sisters. She received an MA in English Literature with a specialization in early modern literature, as well as an MA Book and Digital Media with a specialization in early modern book history. She enjoys spending time with her girlfriend, her sisters, and her dog, though not necessarily all at the same time.