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The burning chambers / by Kate Mosse.

The burning chambers / by Kate Mosse.
burning chambers /
Includes excerpt from book 2, "The city of tears". Carcassonne 1562: Nineteen-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father's 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 convert, Piet Reydon, changes her destiny forever. 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. 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. Meanwhile, as a long-hidden document threatens to resurface, the mistress of Puivert is obsessed with uncovering its secret and strengthening her power...

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Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date
F/MOSS
Adult Fiction   Port Macquarie . Available .  
F/MOSS
Adult Fiction   Port Macquarie . On Loan . 10 May 2024
F/MOS
Historical   Kempsey . Available .  
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Record Number 578231
ISBN 9781509806843 (paperback)
Author Mosse, Kate
Title The burning chambers / by Kate Mosse.
Publication details London : Mantle, 2018.
Pagination etc. 585 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Series Burning chambers 1
Joubert family chronicles
Contents note Includes excerpt from book 2, "The city of tears".
Summary Note Carcassonne 1562: Nineteen-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father's 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 convert, Piet Reydon, changes her destiny forever. 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. 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. Meanwhile, as a long-hidden document threatens to resurface, the mistress of Puivert is obsessed with uncovering its secret and strengthening her power...
Subject Historical fiction
Added Entry Gower, Neil illustrator.
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