Our Numbered Bones

A gut-punch of a novel, as honest as it is eloquent -- EMMA DONOGHUE
Cathartic, bold and ultimately hopeful. A novel with a powerful emotional charge that stayed with me long after I finished it. Katya Balen understands very well how the strange resides in the everyday, how the dark intermingles with the light - but above all, how accepting the difficult archaeologies of our past can offer restitution, and a hope that will not fade -- JESSIE BURTON
This book is fierce, funny, tender and true. I knew it would be brilliant, but I didn't know much I would love it, and how much I would admire it -- LUCY MANGAN
Disquieting, beautiful, earthy. Our Numbered Bones made its way inside of me, words following me long after I'd finished reading. Balen has crafted a stunning, raw meditation on grief, nature and writing. An invisible string transcends centuries, living and dead entwined in their mutual request for recognition. Masterfully written, Balen's prose envelopes you from the very first page -- JODIE MATTHEWS
Praise for Katya Balen: October, October is fierce with a wild love. It draws you into its heart, shakes you with a fury, wraps you in a spell of storytelling -- JACKIE MORRIS
Quite simply one of the most beautiful books I've ever read -- KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE
Original, compulsive, uplifting * * The Times * *