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The Burning Chambers
- The Joubert Family Chronicles, Book 1
- Narrated by: Hattie Morahan
- Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
The Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller
‘Mosse is a master storyteller’ – Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe
Bringing sixteenth-century France vividly to life, Kate Mosse’s historical epic The Burning Chambers is a gripping story of love, betrayal, war and conspiracy. It is the first volume in the sweeping, spellbinding series, The Joubert Family Chronicles.
Carcassonne, 1562. Nineteen-year-old Catholic Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father’s bookshop. Sealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: SHE KNOWS THAT YOU LIVE.
But before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, a chance encounter with a young Huguenot convert, Piet Reydon, changes her destiny forever. For Piet has a dangerous mission of his own, and he will need Minou’s help if he is to get out of La Cité alive . . .
A thrilling adventure and a heartbreaking love story, The Burning Chambers is the first novel in Kate Mosse's enthralling, meticulously researched historical series. It is followed by The City of Tears.
'A tour de force' – The Observer
'Gripping, complex and intensely atmospheric' – The Mail on Sunday
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- MS CAROLYN DAVIES
- 09-07-18
Suspenseful.
An intriguing story, beautifully written and read with authority and feeling. A very pleasing voice to listen to.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-11-19
A page turner, very relevant to politics in UK tod
I was so interested in this story from midway through I was listening while walking and got lost.
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- Audsemporium Ltd
- 13-10-19
Gripping to the end
As the authors other books were gripping to the end I wasn't disappointed in The Burning Chambers. The book will hold you to the end and then tease you with the next book - so looking forward to the next one.
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- Beady
- 20-05-18
A special time and a special place
Another wonderful book by Kate Moss. Her words and the narrator recreate the turbulent times of the Huguenot /Catholic turmoil through so many characters, the innocence of Minnu and her siblings, the commitment of Piet to his cause and to his Lady of the Mists while the duplicity and hypocrisy of those who hold office in the Church is revealed in so many ways. I loved the beginning and the epilogue and look foreword to the next book and another country and how they link up. The Languedoc area especially Carcasson and Toulouse were crucial to the Cathars before the time of the Huguenots, must be something special in the air. This book recreates these atmosphere so well one can almost smell the land.
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- SMc
- 12-06-18
Too many characters doing nothing in particular
The rate at which characters are introduced in this book was confusing for me. I found the story line fragmented because of the different locations and myriad of characters that lacked development. I found it difficult to attach a purpose to each character and follow whether they were good or bad from chapter to chapter.
I am almost at the end of the book now and even as I appear to approach its climax the storyline is wanting. I will probably return this.
The narrator has a very soothing voice and is typically the type of tone I enjoy listening to.
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- H. Overton
- 08-07-18
Another visit to Carcasonne
Can’t wait for the sequel. Not quite Labyrinth but a good read all the same. This is what Kate Mosse does best. Her passion for the area is evident and her knowledge also.
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- Alexandra R.
- 21-04-23
Great
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Fascinating story
I enjoyed the history and the descriptions of the cities & countryside
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- V. Gill
- 18-05-23
Classic Kate Mosse
An engaging story, no huge surprises in the plot, but as always Kate Mosse brings the atmosphere of the south of France to life. But it is the performance by the narrator that takes it to a higher level.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-04-24
Excellent narration
Hattie has done a brilliant job with all aspects of this long and challenging novel. Great characterisation, masterful pronunciation and pacy timing.
It’s a long and winding novel full of detail and historical accuracy.
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- Eleanor
- 25-05-18
The start of another engrossing series from Kate Mosse
The first two chapters of scene-setting were quite confusing and well worth listening to again at the end of the story. All became clear! The story is complex, but gradually the characters take shape and the narrative carries one along. We definitely want to learn more and will wait impatiently until 2020 for the sequel.
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