The Burning Chambers: Kate Mosse (The Burning Chambers, 1)

Reviews

Verified coustomer

It’s an epic read this one but what a reading experience! Minou was a great character to have as the voice of the people, with her actions ahead of her time. Definitely recommended – French history in the hands of Kate Mosse is like stepping into a time machine with a guide who really understands and loves the thrill of literary travel.

The booktrail

. The level of research is astounding but the cleverest parr of it is how smooth yet passionate it reads. Having studied French I know a little about the period but not like this and I’ve never lived through it or experienced in in the way I did here.

You can always depend on Kate Mosse for not just evoking a time and place in history but for dragging you in feet first and immersing you in the dirt, emotions, violence and day to day struggles of the time. I was particularly excited to learn that the story started with a mysterious letter arriving at an old bookshop deep in the old city…. Great characters, great plot, great settings and insights into human beings and their relationships with each other and their environment - a really satisfying novel!

Piet too was a strong and very likeable character – an when the two meet – the Romeo and Juliet of their time – a wonderfully evocative and emotional story ensues. The religious wars were between the Catholics and Huguenots and each of their backstories and historical battles were carefully introduced and explained.

if that doesn’t get the book tingles going, I don’t know what will. The book starts slow but steady but the build up is more than worth it – in fact this must have been how the war and the fear of war built up for those living through it.

How wonderful would it be to take this book to Carcassonne.