The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley

As an African tightrope dancer in Victorian London, Iris is used to being strange. She is certainly a strange sight for leering British audiences always eager for the spectacle of colonial curiosity. But Iris also has a secret that even “strange” doesn’t capture… She cannot die.
Haunted by her unnatural power and with no memories of her past, Iris is obsessed with discovering… Read more.
Trigger & Content Warnings
- Racism
- Sexism
- Slavery
- Human trafficking
- Eugenics mentioned
- Sex work mentioned
- Sexual harassment
- Domestic abuse
- Amnesia
- Suicide
- Drugging
- Blood & gore depiction
- Involuntary medical experimentation
- Hospitalisation
- Cannibalism
- Murder
- Torture
- Kidnapping
- Police brutality
- Fire
- Poverty