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Cathar
by Christopher Bland
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Pub Date
Sep 08 2016
| Archive Date
Nov 04 2016
Description
Set in a world made familiar to readers through Kate Mosse's great bestseller, Labyrinth, this beautiful historical novel is a saga of heroism and heartbreak, as a young Cathar believer loses his aristocratic inheritance and becomes a fugitive from the Inquisition.
During the 12th and 13th centuries, the Cathars in southwest France posed such a threat to Roman Catholicism, that the Inquisition was tasked to destroy every single one of them. Francois de Beaufort will lose the castle which is his inheritance, be horribly maimed in battle, see the woman he loves imprisoned and tortured for her faith. But he vows to fight back, to survive – and to rescue her.
Set in a world made familiar to readers through Kate Mosse's great bestseller, Labyrinth, this beautiful historical novel is a saga of heroism and heartbreak, as a young Cathar believer loses his...
Description
Set in a world made familiar to readers through Kate Mosse's great bestseller, Labyrinth, this beautiful historical novel is a saga of heroism and heartbreak, as a young Cathar believer loses his aristocratic inheritance and becomes a fugitive from the Inquisition.
During the 12th and 13th centuries, the Cathars in southwest France posed such a threat to Roman Catholicism, that the Inquisition was tasked to destroy every single one of them. Francois de Beaufort will lose the castle which is his inheritance, be horribly maimed in battle, see the woman he loves imprisoned and tortured for her faith. But he vows to fight back, to survive – and to rescue her.
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Advance Praise
"A tremendous achievement." MELVYN BRAGG on Ashes in the Wind
"Captured the atmosphere of those ruined Ascendancy houses [...] beautifully." ROBERT HARRIS on Ashes in the Wind
"Bland's writing is lyrical and often beautifully descriptive." THE TIMES on Ashes in the Wind
"A tremendous achievement." MELVYN BRAGG on Ashes in the Wind
"Captured the atmosphere of those ruined Ascendancy houses [...] beautifully." ROBERT HARRIS on Ashes in the Wind
"Bland's writing...
Advance Praise
"A tremendous achievement." MELVYN BRAGG on Ashes in the Wind
"Captured the atmosphere of those ruined Ascendancy houses [...] beautifully." ROBERT HARRIS on Ashes in the Wind
"Bland's writing is lyrical and often beautifully descriptive." THE TIMES on Ashes in the Wind
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9781784976064 |
| PRICE |
£18.99 (GBP)
|
Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9781784976064 |
| PRICE |
£18.99 (GBP)
|
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