Girl. Warrior. Heretic. Saint
France is mired in a losing war against England. Its people are starving. Its king is in hiding. Yet out of the chaos,an unlikely heroine emerges.
Reckless,steel-willed and brilliant,Joan has survived a childhood steeped in both joy and violence to claim an extraordinary - and fragile - position at the head of the French army. The battlefield and the royal court are full of dangers and Joan finds herself under suspicion from all sides - as well as under threat from her own ambition.
With unforgettably vivid characters and propulsive storytelling,Joan is a thrilling epic,a triumph of historical fiction,and a feminist celebration of one remarkable - and remarkably real - woman who left an indelible mark on history.
Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonISBN: 9781399706155Number of pages: 368Weight: 260 gDimensions: 196 x 130 x 26 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'When you look up the term'historical fiction'in the dictionary it should say,simply,'Read Katherine J. Chen.'- Steve Berry,New York Times bestselling author of The Kaiser's Web
'Chen earns the comparison (to Mantel) thanks to her vivid,visceral and boldly immediate storytelling... But it's Joan herself who constantly bounds off the page,a proto-feminist genius born into the wrong age. Thanks to Chen's efforts,she is now a hypnotic heroine for our time.'- The Telegraph
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