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Labyrinth

By Kate Mosse

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| Paperback | 9780752877327

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In this extraordinary thriller, rich in the atmospheres of medieval and contemporary France, the lives of two women born centuries apart are linked by a common destiny.

July 2005. In the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig stumbles into a cave anContinue

In this extraordinary thriller, rich in the atmospheres of medieval and contemporary France, the lives of two women born centuries apart are linked by a common destiny.

July 2005. In the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig stumbles into a cave and makes a startling discovery-two crumbling skeletons, strange writings on the walls, and the pattern of a labyrinth; between the skeletons, a stone ring, and a small leather bag.

Eight hundred years earlier, on the eve of a brutal crusade to stamp out heresy that will rip apart southern France, Alais is given a ring and a mysterious book for safekeeping by her father as he leaves to fight the crusaders. The book, he says, contains the secret of the true Grail, and the ring, inscribed with a labyrinth, will identify a guardian of the Grail. As crusading armies led by Church potentates and nobles of northern France gather outside the city walls of Carcassonne, it will take great sacrifice to keep the secret of the labyrinth safe.

In the present, another woman sees the find as a means to the political power she craves; while a man who has great power will kill to destroy all traces of the discovery and everyone who stands in his way.

Critics

  • A ripping historical yarn for the girls

    Labyrinth by Kate Mosse Orion £9.99, pp527 There are those for whom holiday reading means revisiting the entire works of Dostoevsky or reassessing Heidegger, but for a larger number, holidays are an excuse for indulgence, and only a thumping doorstep ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

  • Castles in the air

    Labyrinth by Kate Mosse 544pp, Orion, £9.99 Labyrinth might be described as the thinking woman's summer reading, chick lit with A levels for those with only a passing interest in getting a boyfriend. The story - a quest narrative set simultaneously i ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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  • 1 person find this helpful

    trashy but great

    What can I say; historical fiction is my weakness :).

    Never touched Da Vinci C, so had my doubts about getting into this theme, but this is a good take on it; a hefty amount of pages, yet gripping enough to get you through them!.

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    goldtop said on Sep 10, 2008 | Add your feedback

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    "Through the shared stories of our past, we do not die"

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    Cecio said on Jan 26, 2008 | Add your feedback

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    What a book! No words to describe a book that bewitched me more than The Da Vinci Code. So I'll write down what is on the back of this amazing book: July 1209 in Carcassona a seventeen-year-old girl is given a mysterious book by her father which he claims contains the secret of the true Grail. Altho ... (continue)

    What a book! No words to describe a book that bewitched me more than The Da Vinci Code. So I'll write down what is on the back of this amazing book: July 1209 in Carcassona a seventeen-year-old girl is given a mysterious book by her father which he claims contains the secret of the true Grail. Although Alais cannot understand the strange words and symbols hidden within, she knows that her destiny lies in keeping the secret of the Labyrinth safe... July 2005 Alice Tanner discovers two skeletons in a forgotten cave in the French Pyrenees. Puzzled by the Labyrinth symbol carved into the rock, she realises she's disturbed something that was meant to remain hidden. Somehow, a link to a horrific past - her past - has been revealed.

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    Katia Guido said on Sep 10, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • My thoughts

    This was a good fictional account of the 13th century Albigensian Crusade (also known as the Cathar Crusade) in which the French Catholics in the northern part of France attacked the Cathars, a Christian sect, in the Languedoc in the south. I liked how these events were portrayed in the lives of Ala ... (continue)

    This was a good fictional account of the 13th century Albigensian Crusade (also known as the Cathar Crusade) in which the French Catholics in the northern part of France attacked the Cathars, a Christian sect, in the Languedoc in the south. I liked how these events were portrayed in the lives of Alais, her sister Orianne, her husband Guilhelm, and her father, Bertrand.

    The 21st century scenes were not as good as the 13th century ones. I wanted to know more about how various characters were counterparts to the 13th century ones and many characters had similar names which added to the confusion. Still, I liked how Alice discovers the truth about her ancestor, Alais.

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    krin5292 said on Nov 22, 2009 | Add your feedback

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