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The City of Tears Kate Mosse

The City of Tears By Kate Mosse

The City of Tears by Kate Mosse

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Summary

From the Languedoc to Paris and Amsterdam, Kate Mosse's novel sees the Joubert family caught up in the St Bartholomew's Day massacre and a frightening sequence of events thereafter . . .

The City of Tears Summary

The City of Tears by Kate Mosse

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 and survive against the devastating tides of history . . .

Sunday Times 'Best Paperbacks of 2022'
'Feisty female characters, a plot of heart-stopping jeopardy and evocative settings' - Daily Mail
'Mosse is a master storyteller' - Madeline Miller, author of Circe
'Magnificent, epic' - Marian Keyes

May 1572: for ten violent years the Wars of Religion have raged across France. Neighbours have become enemies, countless lives have been lost, and the country has been torn apart over matters of religion, citizenship and sovereignty. But now a precarious peace is in the balance and a royal wedding has been negotiated. It is a marriage that could see France reunited at last.

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, her family will be scattered to the four winds and one of her beloved children will have disappeared without trace . . .

The City of Tears by Kate Mosse follows on from her Sunday Times number one bestseller, The Burning Chambers and The Joubert Family Chronicles continue with The Ghost Ship.

The City of Tears 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
Magnificent, epic -- Marian Keyes, author of Grown Ups
[A] dramatic, immersive tale of secrets, conspiracies, fanaticism and loss * Daily Mail *
Mosse's novel is an enjoyable, intricately plotted piece of escapism * The Times *
Mosse shows a deft command of character and narrative in this second volume of a planned sequence * Sunday Times *
Mosse includes all the ingredients you would expect from a historical epic - murder, treachery, lost children, stolen relics, buried secrets. -- Stephanie Merritt, Observer
Religious fanaticism, political intrigue and the heart-wrenching tale of a lost child add to a highly readable historical adventure, with women firmly centre stage * Mail on Sunday *
Every inch a classic Mosse novel, The City of Tears is diligently researched, beautifully written and, crucially right now, both substantial and immersive - if you want to leave twenty-first-century pandemic Britain behind, this should be your preferred mode of transport * Radio Times *
Deft touches show a mastery of preparation, suspension and resolution within the historical thriller form * Financial Times *
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 * Publishers 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
Deliciously detailed . . . a fast-paced and sweeping epic * Shields Gazette *

About Kate Mosse

Kate Mosse is an award-winning novelist, playwright, essayist and non-fiction writer, the author of eight novels and short story collections, including the multimillion-selling Languedoc Trilogy, The Joubert Family Chronicles and number one bestselling Gothic fiction The Winter Ghosts and The Taxidermist's Daughter. Her books have been translated into thirty-seven languages and published in more than forty countries. The Founder Director of the Women's Prize for Fiction, she is the Founder of the global Woman In History campaign.

Additional information

GOR011965037
9781509806898
150980689X
The City of Tears by Kate Mosse
Kate Mosse
The Joubert Family Chronicles
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pan Macmillan
20220120
560
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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