You also may purchase a copy at biblion in Lewes. Drop by Browseabout, order books online, or call the store at 30. Online sources and digital versions are tempting however, supporting local brick and mortar shops helps to preserve our vibrant main streets. Please help support local independent bookstores by purchasing this book at Browseabout Books, official bookseller of the History Book Festival. Chen is the author of Mary B, a novel about the overlooked middle sister in Pride and Prejudice. Her work has been published in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Literary Hub, and the historical fiction anthology Stories from Suffragette City. Navigating the perils of the battlefield and the equally treacherous politics of the royal court, Joan draws wrath and suspicion from all corners, while her first taste of fame and glory leaves her vulnerable to her own powerful ambition.
Chen’s hands, the legend of Joan of Arc is transformed into a flesh-and-blood young woman: reckless, steel-willed, and brilliant. From this chaos emerges a teenage girl who will turn the tide of battle.
Its people are starving, and its king is in hiding. In 1412, France is mired in a losing war against England. It is as if Chen has crept inside a statue and breathed a soul into it, re-creating Joan of Arc as a woman for our time.-Hilary Mantel, 1 New York Times.
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