And, when it comes down to it, who can be trusted, even amongst those you believe your closest friends? There is murder, treachery and brutal interrogation. The Burning Chambers contains all the elements a reader has come to love and expect from a Kate Mosse novel: strong female characters, secrets passed down through generations, an inheritance, a forgery, a Will, a labyrinthine but totally absorbing plot. ‘The threat of being denounced terrified everyone a man could be strung up for uttering the wrong prayer, kneeling at the wrong altar.’ However, as one character observes, “ A war of faith is always about more than faith.” In this case, for some, it’s about power and influence. Instead the reader is plunged into the sights and sounds of 16 th century France, a time of religious strife between the Catholic Church and Protestant Huguenots. The author returns to the setting of previous novels – Carcassonne – but this time without the dual time structure of Labyrinth and Sepulchre. I absolutely loved Kate Mosse’s Languedoc trilogy ( Labyrinth, Sepulchre and Citadel) and the atmospheric The Winter Ghosts. *links provided for convenience, not as part of any affiliate programme Published: 3 rd May 2018 Genre: Historical FictionĪ.uk ǀ ǀ .uk (supporting UK bookshops)
įormat: ebook, hardcover (608 pp.) Publisher: Mantle Books
Meanwhile, as a long-hidden document threatens to resurface, the mistress of Puivert is obsessed with uncovering its secret and strengthening her power. Toulouse: As the religious divide deepens in the Midi, and old friends become enemies, Minou and Piet both find themselves trapped in Toulouse, facing new dangers as sectarian tensions ignite across the city, the battle-lines are drawn in blood and the conspiracy darkens further. For Piet has a dangerous mission of his own, and he will need Minou’s help if he is to get out of La Cité alive. Sealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: SHE KNOWS THAT YOU LIVE.īut before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, a chance encounter with a young Huguenot convert, Piet Reydon, changes her destiny forever. Carcassonne 1562: Nineteen-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father’s bookshop.
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