About this title: In the middle ages, in France, Jeanne--a member of the Cathars, the anti-Catholic sect that was a main target of the Inquisition--is forced to flee her village. As she wanders the land in the guise of a madwoman, and then takes up with Jerome, who saves her from death, she thinks back on her tumultuous life
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Description: Like New. 2002-Hardcover-May contain minor shelf-wear. Otherwise, volume un-read and in "As-New" condition. -Used-Like New-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperOne
Date Published: 5/28/2002
ISBN-13:9780060000790ISBN:0060000791
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Description: Fine. 0060000791 A like-new book / light shelf wear to dust jacket / good hard cover / remainder mark on edges of text / excellent condition. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperOne
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780060000806ISBN:0060000805
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harperone
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780060000806ISBN:0060000805
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Fine. As new. No edgewear, spine creasing or markings. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 1st Edition: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harper San Francisco, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780060000806ISBN:0060000805
Description: Very Good. 282 Pages. Measures: 5-1/4" x 8" Clean, tight copy with no writings or markings. The spine is not creased. Not an Ex-Library book. Colorfully illustrated cover. Includes Preface, 33 Chapters, Epilogue, Bibliography, Reader's Guide, and a brief biography of the author. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper San Francisco, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780060000790ISBN:0060000791
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harperone
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780060000806ISBN:0060000805
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Shipping upgrade! Order processed within minutes of your purchase! In business since 1975! Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Audience: General/trade. Author of the NYT bestseller; "A Book of Angels. read more
"Very interesting and story based on history. It's about a religious sect of people called Cathars who were Christian but didn't follow the way of the Catholics. In 1244 or so and they were burnt at teh stake for being heretics. One woman's journey to finding what the true treasure is."
"On Monday, September 15, 2008 I wrote about this book:
I feel awful because you mailed this book all the way from Australia to me, but I did not like it at all. Just visited amazon and there I noticed, yes it has some great reviews but most people don't agree with those reviews. I was very disappointed cause I had expected so much more. The part where Jeanne grew up as a young girl and her first love was interesting, so i thought hey, this is going to be great, but then we went back to the future where she was old and it was all so vague and weird. After a while i just hurried through the book. You either love it or hate it it seems, I guess I belong to the latter. sorry. Going to offer in a swap or in the VBB."
"I picked up this book because it is the same time period in France as the book I just read, Virgin Blue. In my travels to France, I visited more cathedrals and churches than is possible to remember. This fictional account of historic events filled in some of the gaps in my understanding of the violence unleashed by the Catholic church in their holy war against the Cathars and other religions and sects. I couldn't put it down, but I don't think it's necessarily a mainstream read."
"At first I thought the unusual style of writing would put me off but once I got into the rythm I found it a real page-turner. Jeanne was a headstrong, foolish & jealous woman, full of human foibles & likeable because of it. Her story, & the story of the Cathars, is one of hardship, of faith, & also of happiness. I thought the ending quite lovely.
I won't go into the atrocities perpetrated by the Catholic Church throughout history, & all in the name of God & the one true faith. Haha! Suffice to say that this is an interesting & imaginative novel written about a dark piece of history.
From Library Journal Jeanne is a foundling taken in by the 13th-century French Cathars and raised as one of their own. After growing up in the Cathar tradition, she must turn her back on her order for their own safety, for they were considered the worst of heretics in those dark days of the Inquisition. She is asked to guard the treasure of the order - not jewels or gold but a Bible written in the vernacular. This was the real sin of the Cathars and many other sects defined as heretics in the Middle Ages: bringing religion down to a level that could be understood by all and thereby demystifying the hierarchy of the medieval Church. Jeanne is a fierce yet tender heroine, and the quality of the writing makes what could be an obscure topic - the Albigensian Crusades - enjoyable to read."
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