The City of Tears: Signed Edition - The Burning Chambers (Hardback)
Kate Mosse (author)- Sold out
With the art and dexterity of an orchestra conductor, Kate Mosse’s astonishing ability to interweave history and fiction, plot and character, continues in the second book of her series charting the story of the Huguenots. Utterly compelling and immensely absorbing.
Signed Edition - includes additional content on Kate Mosse's research
An unsigned exclusive edition is available here.
Following on from the Sunday Times number one bestseller, The Burning Chambers, Kate Mosse's The City of Tears is the second thrilling historical epic in The Burning Chambers series, for fans of Ken Follett and Dan Brown.
June 1572: for ten, violent years the Wars of Religion have raged across France. Neighbours have become enemies, countless lives have been lost, the country has been torn apart over matters of religion, citizenship and sovereignty. But now a precarious peace is in the balance: a royal wedding has been negotiated by Catherine de' Medici and Jeanne d'Albret, an alliance between the Catholic Crown and Henri, the Huguenot king of Navarre. It is a marriage that could see France reunited at last.
Meanwhile in Puivert, an invitation has arrived for Minou Joubert and her family to attend this historic wedding in Paris in August. But what Minou does not know is that the Joubert family's oldest enemy, Vidal, will also be there. Nor that, within days of the marriage, on the eve of the Feast Day of St Bartholomew's, Minou's family will be scattered to the four winds and one of her beloved children will have disappeared without trace...
A breath-taking novel of revenge, persecution and loss, sweeping from Paris and Chartres to the City of Tears itself - the great refugee city of Amsterdam - this is a story of one family's fight to stay together, to survive and to find each other, against the devastating tides of history...
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 2928377025946
Number of pages: 560
Dimensions: 234 x 153 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'That rare thing, a novel with vast scope and ambition, brilliantly achieved, but also deeply personal, finely detailed and nuanced. I was utterly immersed in this spell-binding story.' - Rosamund Lupton, author of Three Hours
'A gorgeously written, utterly absorbing epic and, despite being set in the sixteenth century, has some very pertinent messages for our time about the evils of religious persecution and the transcendent power of love and family. In case it's not clear enough yet, I absolutely LOVED it.' - Lucy Foley, author of The Hunting Party
'This powerful story of love, secrets and deceit is pacy, rich and stylish - and as compelling as they come. One to stay up late for.' - Isabel Ashdown, author of Lake Child
'A vibrant sequel to 2018's Burning Chambers . . . The fascinating historical detail fuels the drama and keeps the plot zipping along.' - Publisher's Weekly
'Mosse's narrative lyricism, beautifully drawn female characters and deft journey from the past to the present day are a cut above.' - Scotland on Sunday on The Burning Chambers
'Mosse is a master storyteller.' - Madeline Miller, author of Circe
'A powerful storyteller with an abundant imagination.' - Daily Telegraph
'Mosse's fans will relish this tale of secrets, love and treachery.' - The Times on The Burning Chambers
'Another of Mosse's immersive dramas, which takes you to the heart of the past.' - Grazia on The Burning Chambers
'Gripping, complex and intensely atmospheric.' - Mail on Sunday on The Burning Chambers
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“Evocative landscapes and wonderfully drawn characters”
The City of Tears is the second in Kate Mosse’s Burning Chambers series and it really didn’t disappoint. It was an absolute joy to return to Mosse’s evocative landscape and characters. It’s ten years after The Burning... More
“Great historical fiction”
Kate Mosse is an expert in historical research and then reeling the reader into those lands of long ago and making them real again. This is historic fiction at its best.
I reread 'The Burning Chamber' just...
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“Superb”
Thank you to the publishers for this early review copy.
I was lucky enough to be able to dive straight into this as soon as I had finished The Burning Chambers and let me tell you this was an absolutely superb read...
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