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Our Numbered Bones

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When her life is unexpectedly upended, Anna escapes London—and her husband—for a remote cottage in the wetlands of rural England. She hopes the solitude might unblock the novel she can't bring herself to write. Out in the marshes, the locals discover something shocking, risen to the... Read More
Format: Hardback
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A profound, fiercely tender debut adult novel about buried loss and renewal from Carnegie Medal winner Katya Balen

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When her life is unexpectedly upended, Anna escapes London—and her husband—for a remote cottage in the wetlands of rural England. She hopes the solitude might unblock the novel she can't bring herself to write.

Out in the marshes, the locals discover something shocking, risen to the surface after many years buried in the silty earth. Anna is drawn to the site, fascinated and shaken by what she finds there. And as researchers descend, her curiosity gives way to obsession...

An unsettling, propulsive and fiercely tender novel about buried loss and renewal, Our Numbered Bones explores how we must unearth the past in order to make peace with what we've lost.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781837265107

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 February 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Books

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 141.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 333g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Katya Balen is the author of several books for children, including the international bestselling October, October, which won the Carnegie Medal and is optioned for film. Our Numbered Bones is her first novel for adults. She lives in London with her partner and their dog.

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