- Paperback: 608 pages
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd; New edition edition (20 May 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340580933
- ISBN-13: 978-0340580936
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11.2 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 572,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Set in the early 1400s, this tale of Joan of Arc and the Dauphin, is seen from a different angle. With a corrupt royal court and a kingdom at war, the French heir appears set to lose the throne to Henry V of England. But love and good women can save him. By the author of "As Shadow's Haunting".
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A rich, meaty saga set in medieval France. Bold characters leap off the page and the plot is gripping,- tragic and amusing in turn. An entertaining and illuminating read, and while you get the strong feeling this is not as historically accurate as a Sharon Penman novel, the story speeds along. A very readable novel that I enjoyed enormously.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Well researched Historical Fiction with a splash of romance.
7 Jan 2008
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A well reasearched novel that made me interested in reading more about the time period and subjects in this book. Not a cheesy romance novel as title and cover may suggest. You have to use a bit of your brain but I found the story quite fulfilling and am glad I read it. I felt like I learned something.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Best history lesson outside a classroom.
16 July 1997
Format:Paperback
Look past the ditzy title of this novel and you'll find a painstakingly-researched, lovingly-detailed , fast-paced tale of a kingdom saved by a female warrior. I took this book with me on holiday and stayed cooped up in the hotel finishing it rather than go sightseeing. Yes, it's that involving. The book even launched me on a Joan of Arc pilgrimage to Rouen. Take the conspiracy theories with a grain of salt, have an unsurpassed read, and emerge to impress your friends with random details about 15th century France
Uninteresting and completely unbelievable
29 May 2012
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In medieval France, every noble from the King and Queen on down alternates endless sexual antics with declaring war on each other, with some occasional devil worship thrown in.
History as excuse for "romance"/sex. I don't know how accurate the historical portrayals are, but I have trouble believing they could be close, especially with all the devil worship. In any case, the thin excuse of a plot was tedious and I didn't even make it a quarter of the way through before giving up.
History as excuse for "romance"/sex. I don't know how accurate the historical portrayals are, but I have trouble believing they could be close, especially with all the devil worship. In any case, the thin excuse of a plot was tedious and I didn't even make it a quarter of the way through before giving up.
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