Joan of Arc: A Life - Paperback
by Mary Gordon
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Availability:In StockContributor:Mary GordonSeries:Penguin Lives BiographiesAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2008-08-01Pages:208
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780143113973ISBN-10:143113976UPC:9780143113973Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, ReligionBook Subcategory:Women, Historical, ChristianityBook Topic:HistorySize:6.80 x 5.24 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.3395Product ID:SC86VWEE36
"A master of the story form" (The New York Times) offers a fresh, revealing portrait of the legendary saint Celebrated novelist Mary Gordon brings Joan of Arc alive as a complex figure full of contradictions and desires, as well as spiritual devotion. A humble peasant girl, Joan transformed herself into the legendary Maid of Orléans, knight, martyr, and saint. Following the voice of God, she led an army to victory and crowned the king of France, only to be captured and burned at the stake as a heretic--all by the age of nineteen. Gordon does more than tell this gripping story--she explores Joan's mystery and the many facets of her inspiring life.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780143113973ISBN-10:143113976UPC:9780143113973Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, ReligionBook Subcategory:Women, Historical, ChristianityBook Topic:HistorySize:6.80 x 5.24 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.3395Product ID:SC86VWEE36
Mary Gordon, Professor of English at Barnard College, is the bestselling author of five novels, three collections of short stories, and a memoir. Her books include The Rest of Life, The Other Side and Spending. She lives in New York City.
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