Joan of Arc: A Penguin Life (Penguin Lives Biographies)
by Mary Gordon
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine /Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670885371
- ISBN 13
- 9780670885374
- Seller
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Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
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Synopsis
? A master of the story form? (The New York Times) offers a fresh, revealing portrait of the legendary saint Celebrated novelist Mary Gordon brings Joan of Arc alive as a complex figure full of contradictions and desires, as well as spiritual devotion. A humble peasant girl, Joan transformed herself into the legendary Maid of Orléans, knight, martyr, and saint. Following the voice of God, she led an army to victory and crowned the king of France, only to be captured and burned at the stake as a heretic?all by the age of nineteen. Gordon does more than tell this gripping story?she explores Joan?s mystery and the many facets of her inspiring life.
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- Bookseller
- McAllister & Solomon Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106025
- Title
- Joan of Arc: A Penguin Life (Penguin Lives Biographies)
- Author
- Mary Gordon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670885371
- ISBN 13
- 9780670885374
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 208
- Keywords
- France
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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