**The Language of Fire is a lyrical, dark, and moving look at the life of Joan of Arc, who as a teen girl in the fifteenth century commanded an army and helped crown a king of France.** This extraordinary verse novel from award-winning author Stephanie Hemphill dares to imagine how an ordinary girl
Ride The Wind, Choose The Fire: The Story Of Joan Of Arc
β Scribed by Veronica Schwarz
- Publisher
- Creativia
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ASIN
- B07QHDTSWG
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β¦ Synopsis
Come on a whirlwind ride across time and place with one of the most recognizable figures of Western history β Joan of Arc.We all know of her, but few know the details of her life. Travel back in time with The Maid, in a series of imaginary interviews conducted by the author. Join her journey from shepherdess to warrior woman, to her rise to sainthood. Enjoy Joanβs own words, recorded through two arduous trials. Admire her courage and stoicism, her compassion for the enemy, her battle strategies and her horsemanship.Under the duress of imprisonment and trial, she still maintained her sense of humor, to the point of making her accusers and judges laugh out loud. Five hundred years later, the Catholic Church that condemned her as a heretic, made her a Saint.Come with Joan the Maid. Ride the wind. Choose the fire.
β¦ Subjects
Historical Fiction
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