{"product_id":"9781529176605","title":"Written In Bone : hidden stories in what we leave behind","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Black, Professor Sue \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eForensic science\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 February 2022 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Penguin (Transworld)) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e127 x 197 x 27 | 256g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION'Gripping from the start, Written in Bone is superb' - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of Unnatural Causes'No Scientist communicates better than Sue Black' - Val McDermid, author of Still Life'Macabre, authoritative and fascinating.'  - The Sunday TimesOur bones are the silent witnesses to the lives we lead. Our stories are marbled into their marrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon her years of research and a wealth of remarkable experience, the world-renowned forensic anthropologist Professor Dame Sue Black takes us on a journey of revelation. From skull to feet, via the face, spine, chest, arms, hands, pelvis and legs, she shows that each part of us has a tale to tell. What we eat, where we go, everything we do leaves a trace, a message that waits patiently for months, years, sometimes centuries, until a forensic anthropologist is called upon to decipher it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of this information is easily understood, some holds its secrets tight and needs scientific cajoling to be released. But by carefully piecing together the evidence, the facts of a life can be rebuilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLimb by limb, case by case - some criminal, some historical, some unaccountably bizarre - Sue Black reconstructs with intimate sensitivity and compassion the hidden stories in what we leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Sue Black:'Sue Black has a rare ability to make blood and bones come alive.  A marvellous writer. Ruth Davidson, SMP'The corpse whisperer ... Is it okay for Black, or us, to enjoy this quite so much?''Fascinating' - Spectator'Gripping' - Guardian'Moving' - Scotsman'Engrossing' - Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45285962187011,"sku":"9781529176605","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781529176605_b7eae114-d834-4dcc-a9ec-46eb6d4c081b.jpg?v=1731416346","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781529176605","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}