In
1610, John Guy established a small colony in Cupids, Newfoundland, on the very
edge of a world unknown to Europeans. Two years later, he brought a shipment of
supplies to his all-male settlement: 60 goats, 10 heifers, 2 bulls, and 16
women. A Roll Of the Bones tell the story of some of these nameless woman by
tracing the journey of three young people- Ned Perry, Nancy Ellis, and Kathryn
Gale – who leave Bristol , England, for a life in the struggling community. Ned
dreams of altering his fate with the promise of a New World. Kathryn only
wishes to follow her husband – little dreaming she might find romance outside
her marriage. And Nancy, the servant girl, has no desire to leave Bristol, but
her fealty will ultimately test her ability to survive.
