Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc
Categories: Literature & Fiction
Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc is a 2022 historical novel by the American writer Katherine J. Chen, author of Mary B, published by Random House and winner of the 2023 American Library in Paris Book Award. This secular, feminist reimagining follows Joan from a brutal childhood in the village of Domrémy, where she grows into a formidable fighter, to the court of the Dauphin, the lifting of the siege of Orléans and the treacherous politics that turn powerful men against her during the Hundred Years' War.
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- Margaret Atwood: “Just read: this Joan is no pious maiden but a strong soldier & smart military strategist & logistician; & yes, she really did pull an arrow out of her own neck.”