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Carcassonne, 1562. The massacre of sixty-six Huguenots outside of the city walls sets an epic adventure in motion in the first novel in Kate Mosse's Burning Chambers series.
"Mosse's fans will relish this tale of secrets, love and treachery" The Times
International bestselling author Kate Mosse heads to 16th century France for her hotly anticipated, gripping new historical novel, The Burning Chambers.
As the Wars of Religion begin to take hold, a young Catholic girl and a Huguenot believer find themselves in possession of a priceless treasure, and set upon a quest to uncover a long buried secret hidden in the mysterious Chateau de Puivert...
With all the mystery and momentum of her first multi-million copy bestseller, Labyrinth , this is Kate Mosse at her very best.
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Impressively bold and ambitious, it features betrayals, broken friendship, family secrets and the horrors of fanaticism. Fans will love it * Daily Mail * An irresistible read * Prima * Rich with historical detail, as you'd expect from Mosse, but it's Minou, the fiery heroine, who makes this a must-read -- Book of the Month * Good Housekeeping * A powerful storyteller with an abundant imagination * Daily Telegraph * 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 * Mosse does what good popular historical novelists do best - make the past enticingly otherworldly, while also claiming it as our own * Independent * Another of Mosse's immersive dramas, which takes you to the heart of the past -- Book of the Week * Grazia * Mosse's fans will relish this tale of secrets, love and treachery * The Times *
Kate Mosse is an international bestselling author with sales of more than five million copies in 38 languages. Her fiction includes the novels Labyrinth (2005), Sepulchre (2007), The Winter Ghosts (2009), Citadel (2012), The Taxidermist's Daughter (2014), and The Burning Chambers (2018), as well as an acclaimed collection of short stories, The Mistletoe Bride & Other Haunting Tales (2013). Kate is the Co-Founder and Chair of the Board of the Women's Prize for Fiction and in June 2013, was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to literature. She lives in Sussex.
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**"For fans of juicy historical fiction, this one might just develop into their next obsession."** --**EW.com** **** **From the _New York Times_ and #1 internationally bestselling author of _Labyrinth_ , comes the first in an epic new series.** **** **Power and Prejudice:** France, 1562. War
**"For fans of juicy historical fiction, this one might just develop into their next obsession."** --**EW.com** **** **From the _New York Times_ and #1 internationally bestselling author of _Labyrinth_ , comes the first in an epic new series.** **** **Power and Prejudice:** France, 1562. War
-- The TimesLabyrinth, this is Kate Mosse at her very best.
Carcassonne 1562: Nineteen-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her fatherβs bookshop. Sealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: SHE KNOWS THAT YOU LIVE. But before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, a chance encounter with a young Huguenot conver
-- The TimesLabyrinth, this is Kate Mosse at her very best.
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