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Narrated by:
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Hannah Morrish
About this listen
A stunning feminist reimagining of the life of Joan of Arc—perfect for fans of Cecily, Ariadne and Matrix.
Girl. Warrior. Heretic. Saint?
France is mired in a losing war against England. Its people are starving. Its king is in hiding. And out of the chaos, an unlikely heroine is emerging.
Reckless, steel-willed and brilliant, Joan has survived a childhood steeped in both joy and violence to claim an extraordinary—and fragile—position at the head of the French army. The battlefield and the royal court are full of dangers alike, and Joan finds herself under suspicion from all sides—as well as under threat from her own ambition.
With unforgettably vivid characters and propulsive storytelling, Joan is a thrilling epic, a triumph of historical fiction, as well as a feminist celebration of one remarkable—and remarkably real—woman who left an indelible mark on history.
©2022 Katherine J. Chen (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton LimitedCritic Reviews
"It is as if the author has crept inside a statue and breathed a soul into it, re-creating Joan of Arc as a woman for our time." (Hilary Mantel, twice Booker Prize-winning author of The Mirror & the Light)
"A glorious, sweeping novel.... Richly imagined, poignant and inspiring." (Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne)
"Measured, austere, profoundly physical. I loved it." (Jo Baker, author of Longbourn)
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- Sharon Livingstone
- 13-03-2023
Awful accents and mispronunciation
The various British accents and multiple mispronunciations, especially Reims and d'Arc, were unforgivable for a French story. A pity Jeanne d'Arc was written as such a bland character but maybe that was the awful British accent she was given by the narrator
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- RTJ
- 09-12-2022
Great listen - really draws you in
Great listen - really draws you in. Loved the fact that the story is based on a historical person, but is made relevant to the here and now - a woman in charge of her own destiny.
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- Noinam
- 23-09-2022
Joan brought to life!
If you enjoy historical fiction, this is for you. I knew little of Joan the Arc but this story has brought her to life as a young woman whose biggest desire was to battle it out, against the backdrop of the 100 Years War. Wasn’t expecting to be hooked - but I was!
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- Anonymous User
- 24-02-2023
Feminist Joan
New version of Joan as young feminist. Strong women in this telling including Charles ‘ queen & his mother.
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- jojo
- 28-01-2023
Good story with annoying accents
I enjoyed this story and I know the story is in English and the narrator was just trying to differentiate different social groups, but I found it irritating that the people who supposedly hated the English the most had Cockney accents.
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- greg day
- 03-03-2023
Avenging female warrior
Good read but as Joan despised the English in her avenging to save France, why have a narrator with an obvious English accent! ?
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