{"product_id":"bone-of-my-bone-johanna-van-veen-hardcover","title":"Bone of My Bone -- Johanna Van Veen, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A must-read for people who love stories as moving as they are horrific.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBram Stoker Award-nominee and \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller Johanna van Veen unveils a sapphic folk-horror tour de force--perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe VVitch\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Salt Grows Heavy\u003c\/em\u003e. A skull's grin is eternal...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe year is 1635.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSister 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Decadently atmospheric and deeply unsettling, \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBone of My Bone\u003c\/em\u003e delivers a deliciously disturbing tale about survival and the choices we're forced to make along the way. Johanna van Veen's sublime prose and worldbuilding left me completely enthralled.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eMonika Kim, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Eyes are the Best Part\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Johanna Van Veen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.36\" H x 5.68\" L x 1.43\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781615957323\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53617560191275,"sku":"9781615957323","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781615957323.jpg?v=1780338933","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/bone-of-my-bone-johanna-van-veen-hardcover","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}