Description
Product ID: | 9781529074406 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | The Joubert Family Chronicles |
Title: | The Burning Chambers |
Authors: | Author: Kate Mosse |
Page Count: | 608 |
Subjects: | Historical adventure fiction, Historical adventure, Historical fiction, Historical fiction |
Description: | Select Guide Rating France, 1562. As the Wars of Religion begin to take hold, a courageous Catholic woman and a passionate Huguenot believer find themselves united in a quest to uncover a long-buried secret . . . <p><b>The <i>Sunday Times </i>No. 1 bestseller<br><br>‘Mosse is a master storyteller’ – Madeline Miller, bestselling author of </b><b><i>Circe</i></b><br><br><b>Bringing sixteenth-century France vividly to life, Kate Mosse’s No. 1 bestselling novel <i>The Burning Chambers</i> is a gripping story of love, betrayal, war and conspiracy. </b><br><br><b>Carcassonne, 1562.</b> Nineteen-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father’s bookshop. Sealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: SHE KNOWS THAT YOU LIVE.<br><br>But before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, a chance encounter with a young Huguenot convert, Piet Reydon, changes her destiny forever. For Piet has a dangerous mission of his own, and he will need Minou’s help if he is to get out of La Cité alive . . .<br><br><b>A thrilling adventure and a heartbreaking love story, <i>The Burning Chambers </i>is the first novel in Kate Mosse's No. 1 bestselling series, The Joubert Family Chronicles. It is followed by the second instalment in the series, <i>The City of Tears</i>.</b><br><br><b>Praise for The Joubert Family Chronicles:</b><br><br>'Historical fiction to devour' — Anthony Horowitz, bestselling author of <i>The Twist of the Knife</i>, on <i>The Burning Chambers</i><br><br>'An utterly absorbing epic' — Lucy Foley, bestselling author of <i>The Paris Apartment</i>, on <i>The City of Tears</i><br><br>'Meticulously researched and stunningly written' — Santa Montefiore, bestselling author of <i>Wait for Me</i>, on <i>The Ghost Ship</i></p> |
Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-01-20 |