The Burning Chambers, Kate Mosse
The Burning Chambers, Kate Mosse
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The Burning Chambers
A Novel

Author: Kate Mosse

Narrator: Hattie Morahan

Unabridged: 17 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/18/2019

Synopsis

"For fans of juicy historical fiction, this one might just develop into their next obsession." — EW.com

**An AudioFile Earphones Award-winning production**One of Paste Magazine's best audiobooks of 2019**

From the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of Labyrinth, comes the first in an epic new series.

Power and Prejudice: France, 1562. War sparks between the Catholics and Huguenots, dividing neighbors, friends, and family—meanwhile, nineteen-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father’s bookshop. Sealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: She knows that you live.

Love and Betrayal: Before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, she meets a young Huguenot convert, Piet Reydon. Piet has a dangerous task of his own, and he will need Minou’s help if he is to stay alive. Soon, they find themselves on opposing sides, as forces beyond their control threaten to tear them apart.

Honor and Treachery: As the religious divide deepens, Minou and Piet find themselves trapped in Toulouse, facing new dangers as tensions ignite across the city—and a feud that will burn across generations begins to blaze. . .

Praise for The Burning Chambers:

"Mosse is a master storyteller, balancing thrilling suspense with complex characters."— Madeline Miller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Circe

"This is historical fiction to devour. Nobody does it like Kate Mosse."— Anthony Horowitz, New York Times bestselling author of The Magpie Murders

About Kate Mosse

KATE MOSSE, CBE, is a multiple New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author with sales of more than eight million copies in thirty-eight languages. Her previous novels include Labyrinth, Sepulchre, The Winter Ghosts, Citadel, The Taxidermist’s Daughter, and The Burning Chambers. Kate is the founder director of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, a visiting professor at the University of Chichester, and in June 2013, was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature. She divides her time between Chichester in the United Kingdom and Carcassonne in France.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on June 20, 2019

Wow, The Burning Chambers is epic historical fiction. Taking place in France during the 1500s, our main character is Minou Joubert, a nineteen-year-old woman. Minou is working at her father’s bookshop (a bookshop!) when she receives a cryptic letter stating “She knows that you live.” At the same tim......more

Goodreads review by Blaine on April 16, 2021

One never knows where you will discover a book. One day I am listening to one of my favorite British podcasts and they are interviewing Kate Moss, the author of this book series and I was captivated by her discussion. So, I did some research and found that this book is the first of a series she is w......more

Goodreads review by Emma on May 06, 2018

Nobody does the Languedoc like Kate Mosse! I didn’t realise the religious wars of France were just as viscious and prolonged as in Britain during the same time period ( Tudors and Stuarts). I was very interested to read this as I have been to Carcassonne and so could clearly visualise the scenes set......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on July 05, 2018

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 was what was read out at my Mother's Funrel in May 09 is at being of the book. This starts in 1862 in Franschhoek at a grave the rest is in flashback to Carcassonne in the Winter 1562, Toulouse Spring 1562 & Puivert Summer 1562 ; during the Wars of Religion set around the Host ,tra......more

Goodreads review by Judy on June 17, 2019

A very intriguing historical fiction read! This takes place in the mid-1500's during the time of the religious wars in France between the Catholics and the Huguenots. Mosse did a remarkable job in portraying the atmosphere and the climate of those times as well as imagining a fast-paced mystery that......more

Quotes

"Narrator Hattie Morahan brings nimble modulation to the proceedings, imbuing clear distinction between characters without going to extremes while also making remarkably precise (and helpful) shifts between the characters’ various French, Langue d’Oc and Dutch accents. That she nails the novel’s singing, chanting and action scenes—not to mention a particular character’s final mad monologue—is just icing on the audiobook cake. Better still, while technically intended as the first in an eventual series, The Burning Chambers nevertheless satisfies as a standalone listen." -Paste Magazine

"Mosse is a master storyteller, balancing thrilling suspense with complex characters and a thoughtful exploration of a fascinating time in history. Her heroine Minou is a pleasure to root for: clever, loving, down-to-earth and courageous!"—Madeline Miller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Circe

"This is historical fiction to devour. Nobody does it like Kate Mosse."—Anthony Horowitz, New York Times bestselling author of The Magpie Murders

"Mosse’s fans will relish this tale of secrets, love, and treachery."—Antonia Senior, The Times (UK)

"First-rate cloak and dagger excitement—who knew the religious wars between Catholics and Huguenots in sixteenth century France could be so riveting to modern audiences? Kate Mosse captures the details of life in the Languedoc region of France, famed for its beauty, but hiding many secrets, in this masterful novel."— Margaret George, author of The Confessions of Young Nero

"Ambitious and skilfully constructed...Mosse has an instinctive feel for narrative momentum...The Burning Chambers is a tour de force, a compelling adventure that views the past with insight, compassion, and humor, and reminds us of the variety of women's voices so often forgotten in the official accounts."—Observer (UK)

"The Burning Chambers is an immersive book full of intrigue, romance, war, and adventure that you can just sink into."—Stylist (UK)

"Impressively bold and ambitious, [The Burning Chambers] features betrayals, broken friendship, family secrets, and the horrors of fanaticism. Fans will love it."—Daily Mail (UK)

Praise for Kate Mosse:

"The kind of British import that Americans love."—The Washington Post

"Pure escapism...Beguiling."—New York Daily News

"Exhilarating."—Entertainment Weekly

"Dan Brown...may have to share the wealth with this well-researched tale."—Kirkus Reviews

"Mosse's page-turner takes readers on another quest for the Holy Grail."—Publishers Weekly

"Mosse's epic adventure weaves together the present and the past."—Booklist

"A flawless alliance of history and fiction"—Steve Berry

"Deeply researched and thoughtfully written...the past comes to life in this big, densely plotted mystery novel."—Philippa Gregory

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