Sepulchre by Kate Mosse
A gripping tale of mystery and adventure from the No.1 bestselling author of LABYRINTH 1891. Seventeen-year-old Leonie Vernier and her brother abandon Paris for the sanctuary of their aunt's isolated country house near Carcassonne, the Domaine de la Cade. But Leonie stumbles across a ruined sepulchre - and a timeless mystery whose traces are written in blood. 2007. Meredith Martin arrives at the Domaine de la Cade to research a biography. But Meredith is also seeking the key to her own complex legacy and becomes immersed in the story of a tragic love, a missing girl, a unique deck of tarot cards and the strange events of one cataclysmic night a century ago...
SEPULCHRE is a compulsive, fantastical, historical yarnMosse's skill lies in the precise nature of her storytelling OBSERVER Ghosts, duels, murders, ill-fated love and conspiracy ... addictively readable DAILY MAIL [Mosse is] a powerful storyteller with an abundant imagination DAILY TELEGRAPH Brilliantly absorbing ... Richly evocative and full of compelling twists and turns RED Mosse's gifts for historical fiction are considerable ... Mosse does what good popular historical novelists do best - make the past enticingly otherworldly, while also claiming it as our own INDEPENDENT The best of the Brits ... Where Mosse really wins is in the writing department. She's the real role model there DAILY MIRROR Her narrative lyricism, beautifully drawn female characters and deft journey from the past to the present day, are also a cut above SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY The LABYRINTH author is back with another brilliantly absorbing story ... Richly evocative and full of compelling twists and turns. RED Mosse's gifts for historical fiction are considerable ... Mosse does what good popular historical novelists do best - make the past enticingly otherworldly, while also claiming it as our own. INDEPENDENT Ghosts, duels, murders, ill-fated love and conspiracy ...addictively readable DAILY MAIL a historical thriller for the Sex and the City generation SUNDAY TIMES SEPULCHRE is a compulsive, fantastical, historical yarn. Mosse's skill lies in the precise nature of her storytelling OBSERVER [Mosse is] a powerful storyteller with an abundant imagination DAILY TELEGRAPH The best of the Brits ... Where Mosse really wins is in the writing department. She's the real role model there MIRROR A great read...from one of Britain's most talented writers YORK PRESS Her narrative lyricism, beautifully drawn female characters and deft journey from the past to the present day, are also a cut above SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY
Kate Mosse is an international bestselling author with sales of more than five million copies in 42 languages. Her fiction includes the novels Labyrinth (2005), Sepulchre (2007), The Winter Ghosts (2009), Citadel (2012), and The Taxidermist's Daughter (2014), as well as an acclaimed collection of short stories, The Mistletoe Bride & Other Haunting Tales (2013). Kate is the Co-Founder and Chair of the Board of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (previously the Orange Prize) and in June 2013, was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to literature. She lives in Sussex.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780752893440 |
| ISBN 10 | 0752893440 |
| Title | Sepulchre |
| Author | Kate Mosse |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2008-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 784 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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