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by Donna Woolfolk Cross (Author)
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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reissue edition (31 Dec 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0345416260
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345416261
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars The novel that converted me to historic novels - a truely brilliant novel about the Papessa, 14 Aug 2008
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Pope Joan is the name of a supposed female pope (also La Papessa) who reigned for less than three years in the 850s based on a legend that circulated in the Middle Ages. Though the church no longer recognizes Pope Joan she was universally known and her story accepted as truth well into the seventeenth century.

True or not, it does not matter, as this novel is truly brilliant. Donna Cross brings to life a far off time and describes the life of the Popessa in such a way that one just can not put this book down. I have read this book years ago and re-read it quite recently. Like the first time, I was hooked with page one. This is a real pageturner. Donna Cross is fantastic storyteller. One of the great classics of historic novels.
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5.0 out of 5 stars First class historical novel, completely unput-downable., 3 Jul 1999
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This is an astounding book, which is entirely gripping, and keeps you really personally involved in the life of Pope Joan. You get to see her life in the context of religion and social politics ofher time, but more importantly, you really get to know the heroine, and by the end, if you don't care for her and are not urging her on with all your heart, then you must have missed a few pages. The detail is thrilling, the scenes are panoramic, and there is a glorious decadence about the City of Rome under the mediaeval papacy, and a sense of delicious bleakness about the 'barbarian' lands of Northern Europe. After reading this book, you will feel as if you have learnt something, but you will also have spent a few of the most profitable hours of reading of your life.
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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I envy those who have not still read this book!, 3 Jan 2002
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Excellent! I could not tear my eyes from the book until it was all read. Magnificent story about a woman's early fight for recognition and respect.
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Much to my amazement, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was very thought -provoking and the prejudices against women have only changed slightly over the last 100years. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting take on the legend, but has some flaws
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