'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 man's world. I laughed, cried and most of all
cheered! Can't stop thinking about it... an absolute cruncher of a
tale' Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal 'A complete joy of a
novel that, like it's wonderful protagonist's 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 It's 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 she'd
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 she's sure only a mother
could love. Durie wants one thing in life: to become a bonesetter
like her father. It's physically demanding work, requiring nerves
of steel, and he's adamant it's not a job for a woman.
Strong-willed and stubborn, Durie's certain that in bonesetting,
her big, usually clumsy hands have found their natural calling. So
when she's bundled off to London with her beautiful sister, she
won't let it stop her realising her dream. As her sister finds fame
on the stage, Durie becomes England's 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 England's
most famous celebrities, That Bonesetter Woman is an uplifting tale
about finding the courage to go your own way, when everyone says
you can't - 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 people's 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 I'd 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
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