The Burning Chambers (The Joubert Family Chronicles)

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In 2019, she was appointed visiting professor of Contemporary Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Chichester. [16] [17] Personal life [ edit ] stars, rounded up. The last quarter really saved the book, and I’m hoping all the meandering and emphasis on the societal aspects of the Huguenot/Catholic wars was setup for the future books in the series, which I will definitely be reading! Taking place in France during the 1500s, our main character is Minou Joubert, a nineteen-year-old woman. Minou is working at her father’s bookshop (a bookshop!) when she receives a cryptic letter stating “She knows that you live.”

Before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, she meets a young Huguenot convert, Piet Reydon. Piet has a dangerous task of his own, and he will need Minou's help if he is to stay alive. Soon, they find themselves on opposing sides, as forces beyond their control threaten to tear them apart. Bringing sixteenth-century Languedoc vividly to life, Kate Mosse’s number one bestselling novel The Burning Chambers is a gripping story of love, betrayal, war, adventure, conspiracies and divided loyalties. If you’re interested in reading about Cathars, highly recommend The Treasure of Montsegur: A Novel of the Cathars by Sophy Burnham. Some people have called this a Romantic Historical but I personally don't like to label a book with word ROMANTIC specialy when it real isn't ,it as romantic under tons but only loosely but the word Romance can put people off. I was told that Forever Amber was sloppy Romance so for years I never tried it but when I did I made it book of the year. It's like ghastly term 'a woman's book' no such thing. Book should not be labeled like that.

Meet Kate Mosse

The author displays her usual flair for descriptive detail, whether it's a dusty Renaissance bookstore or a storm-drenched countryside. Mosse brings vividly to life the mounting strains in a community filled with fear and mutual mistrust." - Publishers Weekly Kate Mosse's "Languedoc Trilogy": Labyrinth, Sepulchre, and Citadel are three of my favorite historical fiction novels, so I was oh so thrilled when I heard she was writing a new series set again in the Languedoc province of France and even more excited to get my hands on a review copy of The Burning Chambers (let me just say that there's some serious cover love going on between me and this book! Gorgeous!). The Burning Chambers is a chunk of a read, no bones about it. That said, it reads like a dream. It’s gripping, with great tension, and there’s mystery and adventure everywhere you look. The atmosphere is on point, and I was transported to France during this unique and tumultuous time period. A novel with vast scope and ambition, brilliantly achieved . . . I was utterly immersed in this spell-binding story’ – Rosamund Lupton, author of Three Hours The story is well-written with some moments that stand out, such as the great dialogue or concise yet beautiful descriptions of scenery. These descriptions wonderfully render each of the major set pieces, from the fortified city of Carcassonne to the lush green forests surrounding the mountain town of Puivert.

Kate Mosse is the author of eight novels and short story collections, including Labyrinth, the first in the bestselling Languedoc Trilogy, and The Taxidermist's Daughter. Her latest novel, The Burning Chambers (available June 18, 2019), is the first in a planned quartet from Minotaur Books that spans a 300-year history of the Huguenots, starting with the early days of the Wars of Religion in 16 th- century France. Mosse is the co-founder of the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction, and she divides her time between Chichester in West Sussex and Carcassone in the southwest of France. The Taxidermist's Daughter". Chichester Festival Theatre. 27 January 2021 . Retrieved 27 January 2021.Fiction #WomanInHistory: Kate Mosse presents the extraordinary women in whose footsteps we walk 05/03/2021 Mosse’s narrative lyricism, beautifully drawn female characters and deft journey from the past to the present day are a cut above - Scotland on Sunday Hewitt, Phil (21 March 2019). "Novelist Kate Mosse becomes a visiting professor at Chichester University". worthingherald.co.uk . Retrieved 27 January 2021. La historia de las injusticias perpetradas en nombre de la religión contra sus antepasados es prueba segura de que Dios no existe. ¿Qué dios permitiría tantas muertes agónicas, tanto miedo y terror por su causa?" However, all that said, my favorite character was Minou’s little brother. HE is going to grow up to be just the sort of bad-boy-with-a-cause I can get behind, I just know it! The most INTERESTING character is actually the villainess, but the interest of spoilers I’ll leave it at that.

The muti-million selling 2005 novel Labyrinth changed author Kate Mosse’s life. She invented a new genre of fiction – sweeping historical stories that put women’s experiences firmly at their heart. Now she’s returned, triumphant, to her roots with The Burning Chambers, the first of a new Languedoc trilogy based on the Wars of Religion which tore France savagely apart for decades in the 16th century. As usual it’s Mosse’s apparent passion for this period of history that shines through here, with vivid descriptions of an extremely volatile time in French history. The story is highly atmospheric, which is only heightened by the wonderful detailed depictions of everyday life during a turbulent time. The underlying feeling of paranoia, mistrust and the threat of being called out as a blasphemer or nonbeliever is ever present and constantly played upon to great effect.This powerful story of love, secrets and deceit is pacy, rich and stylish – and as compelling as they come. One to stay up late for - Isabel Ashdown, author of Lake Child The reason I share this context is because this is what Mosse has woven perfectly into her novel of the Burning Chambers. There is an abundance of historical detail here that is stitched into the fabric of the novel so well, you feel it was written for the book. A superb historical fiction author and a brilliantly researched book that is rich with historical references. However, it is a novel and here is the plot. Kate Mosse is the author of nine novels & short story collections, including the No 1, multimillion-selling Languedoc Trilogy - Labyrinth, Sepulchre and Citadel - and No 1 bestselling Gothic fiction including The Winter Ghosts and The Taxidermist's Daughter, which she is currently adapting for the stage. Her books have been translated into 38 languages and published in more than 40 countries. She has also written three works of non-fiction, four plays, contributed essays and introductions to classic novels and collections.