Our Non-Fiction Range includes: Academic, Photography, Audio books, Business, Cook Books, Craft Books, Health and Fitness Books, Mind, Body, Spirit (Tarot). Overall, I was completely absorbed in this exciting and well-written story, and I recommend it to all historical fiction lovers, especially for the religious war time period. Te gustará si: buscas una novela histórica, si te gustan las historias ambientadas en la Francia de 1560, que se adentren en el conflicto religioso entre católicos y hugonotes o si te gusta el estilo narrativo de la autora.

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.Around the same time, Minou, who is Catholic, becomes deeply drawn to Piet Reydon, a Huguenot on a quest for his faith. Not only is this an excellent historical novel that captures the flavor of the time but it is a mystery story with someone going around and murdering people in secret ways that are not readily obvious. It was an object of great and holy significance for the Catholic Church, a relic said to be able to work miracles. The very well written characters were easy to identify with and care about their lives and struggles.

I was very interested to read this as I have been to Carcassonne and so could clearly visualise the scenes set there and its surrounds. The political background to the wars of religion is enormously complex, and Mosse is careful not to simplify it to Protestants good, Catholics bad; there is treachery and honour on both sides, and the fight is not for the ascendancy of one side or the other, but for a higher prize: “Tolerance and dignity and freedom: Piet was ready to lay down his life to defend these principles. There's a World of books to choose from such as: Children's Books, Range includes Baby Books (0-3), Books for Toddlers (3-5), Early Readers (5-7), Childrens Story books (7-11), Young Teens (11-14), Young Adults (14-16) and Childrens Educational Books. Very soon it will be a race against time for Ana to help persuade the town that they are in danger and should flee before the volcano erupts and destroys their world. Minou's father is not in the best of health and keeping family secrets from his daughter that have the power to destroy Minou and the family.

It brought to life a time when democracy did not exist, and those at the seat of power had the control and means to promote and also suppress those views that were inconsistent with their own. Esta novela histórica se desarrolla en Francia en el siglo XVI, y nos muestra la lucha de poder entre católicos y protestantes (hugonotes), siendo esta intolerancia religiosa, uno de los elementos más fuertes de la novela.