The Burning Times: A Novel (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of The Burning Times: A Novel Thursday, August 6 2009.

• The year is 1357. The Inquisition rages throughout medieval France, searching ruthlessly for heretics. In an epic tale of passion, mystery, and unspeakable danger, one woman faces the flames...and triumphs. Mother Marie Françoise, born Sybille, is a midwife with a precocious gift for magic -- a gift that makes her a prime target for persecution at the hands of the Church. She flees her village and takes refuge in a Franciscan sisterhood. Before long, Sybille's unusual powers bring her under the scrutiny of the Inquisition. Michel, a pious and compassionate monk sent to hear her confession, finds himself drawn more intimately into Sybille's life and destiny than either of them could have imagined. Like a magician herself, Jeanne Kalogridis weaves a tale of star-crossed love, of faith and heresy, of mysticism and witchcraft, against a fascinating historical backdrop -- the Black Death, the Hundred Years' War, and the catastrophic defeat of France at the hands of the English. The result is a page-turning novel about one of the most intriguing periods in history.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Burning Times: A Novel Wednesday, July 22 2009.

• Added a contributor: Jeanne Kalogridis: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Burning Times: A Novel Friday, July 17 2009.

• It is a hard, deafening rain.