The Girl and the Sword, Gerald Weaver
The Girl and the Sword, Gerald Weaver
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The Girl and the Sword

Author: Gerald Weaver

Narrator: Charlie Albers

Unabridged: 13 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/09/2024

Synopsis

For all fifteen years of her life, Pauline de Pamiers has witnessed an attack on her family, friends, and faith. It's the early thirteenth century and the Pope and King of France are conducting a Crusade against the Cathars; the only crusade on European soil and against another Christian sect. As a member of this sect in France that sits outside the dominant Roman Church, Pauline is an outsider: young, but independent and bold.

Seeking to escape the fate of her countrymen, she chooses the most unlikely path to safety and, ultimately, survival over martyrdom. She forms a bond with one of the crusaders, Simon de Montfort, who sees something special in this outspoken girl who refuses to submit to a society where women are not treated equally to men. They travel to England, where she helps the French knight obtain an English title and stand head and shoulders above other noblemen for his integrity, bravery, and concern for those who have the least.

With the Church and men and women of the kingdom under threat, they must overcome the narcissistic king and a challenge against their unique love in order to change the course of their lives, and the history of England.

Contains mature themes.

About Gerald Weaver

Gerald Weaver is the author of Gospel Prism, The First First Gentleman, and The Girl & the Sword. Gerald is "transatlantic," a citizen of the United States and of Italy who is published in London. He received his bachelor's degree from Yale University and Juris Doctor degree from Catholic University. He has been a Capitol Hill chief of staff, a campaign manager, a lobbyist, a single father, a teacher of English and Latin, and is still a collector and seller of Chinese antiquities. He lives in the suburbs of Washington DC and travels regularly between the United Kingdom, Europe, and the US. At Yale, he studied literature under Harold Bloom and fiction writing under Gordon Lish.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Monika

This book tells the story of Simon de Montfort, a man who is thought to be an inaugurator of the democratic Parliament, and Pauline, a woman who inspired him. Simon and Pauline first met in 1225. Simon was an 18-year-old soldier, son of a crusade commander devoted to the cause of purging Cathars from......more

Goodreads review by Beth

The main character is a woman of the Cathar sect, a much persecuted sect in Europe. She approaches a young knight and tells him he will save her and her fellow students from the predations of the army of which he is - and has been since age 12 - a part, fighting beside his father and brothers, and h......more

Goodreads review by John

I really enjoy historical fiction that is both well written and well-researched. I admit that most of my knowledge of English history comes from Shakespeare, Austen, Trollope, Dickens. This filled a gap in my knowledge, as it centers around Simon de Montfort, a charismatic nobleman who charms his wa......more

Goodreads review by Roger

Gerald Weaver’s previous two works of fiction left a lasting impression on me, so my excitement was high for his new novel The Girl and the Sword, and he does not disappoint. It’s a grand epic exploring 13th century France and England where Weaver chronicles history through the empowerment of a youn......more

Goodreads review by Rozsa

A stunning and original treatment of the life of 13th century nobleman Simon de Montfort and Pauline de Pamiers, a Cathar woman whose life he saved as a teenager. Rich in history but even more in the exploration of a deep love rooted in spiritual transcendence between the two protagonists. A superb......more

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