The burning chambers
Record details
- ISBN: 1250202167
- ISBN: 9781250202161 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1250202167 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781250202161 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781250202161 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1250202167
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Physical Description:
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xiv, 578 pages ; 25 cm - Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Minotaur Books, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | "Circe France, 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 stay alive."-- |
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Subject: | France History Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598 Fiction Conspiracies Fiction Huguenots Fiction |
Genre: | War stories. War fiction. Suspense fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Romance fiction. Historical fiction. |
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The Burning Chambers : A Novel
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The Burning Chambers : A Novel
"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 sparks between the Catholics and Huguenots, dividing neighbors, friends, and family--meanwhile, 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 . Love and Betrayal: Before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, she meets a young Huguenot convert, Piet Reydon. Piet has a dangerous task of his own, and he will need Minou's help if he is to stay alive. Soon, they find themselves on opposing sides, as forces beyond their control threaten to tear them apart. Honor and Treachery: As the religious divide deepens, Minou and Piet find themselves trapped in Toulouse, facing new dangers as tensions ignite across the city--and a feud that will burn across generations begins to blaze. . . "A masterly tour of history . . . a breathless thriller, alive with treachery, danger, atmosphere, and beauty." -- A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window