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An epic historical adventure, sweeping from Carcassonne to Paris and Amsterdam, The City of Tears by Kate Mosse is the spellbinding second volume of The Joubert Family Chronicles.
May, 1572. For ten violent years, the Wars of Religion have raged across France. But when Minou Joubert and her family are invited to attend a historic royal wedding in Paris, it is a sign. Peace has been brokered – the marriage could see France reunited at last.
What Minou doesn’t know is that her family’s oldest enemy will also be in attendance, that the Jouberts will soon be scattered to the winds after tragedy strikes, and that a beloved child will disappear without trace . . .
Product details
Publisher : Pan; Main Market edition (20 Jan. 2022)
Language : English
Paperback : 560 pages
ISBN-10 : 150980689X
ISBN-13 : 978-1509806898
Reading age : 18 years and up
Dimensions : 13 x 3.3 x 19.7 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 3,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
204 in Historical Thrillers (Books)
231 in Women's Literary Fiction (Books)
270 in Family Sagas
Customer reviews: 4.5
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