| Sybille: Life, Love, & Art in the Face of Absolute Power Contributor(s): Meade, Marion (Author) |
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ISBN: 149763900X ISBN-13: 9781497639003 Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Romance - Historical - Medieval - Fiction | Biographical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.43 lbs) 514 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In thirteenth-century France, a female poet endures the chaos of the Albigensian Crusade in this novel by the author of Eleanor of Aquitaine. A holy war is sweeping France, razing cities and destroying the peaceful lives of those considered heretics. Sybille d'Astarac, born to pampered luxury, is a gifted female troubadour. But her poems grow dark as the Catholic crusade seeks to eradicate her sect. In the face of massacre, can Sybille survive the Inquisition? Will her love songs? A work of stunning historical fiction, Sybille displays Marion Meade's pitch-perfect understanding of strong women facing the harsh realities of life in medieval times. As Robin Morgan, author of The Anatomy of Freedom, writes, this book is "an inspiration for women and an illumination for all readers." |