A world-wide bestseller, major motion picture and upcoming "Director's Cut" TV mini-series exclusively for the U.S!For a thousand years her existence has been denied. She is the legend that will not die–Pope Joan, the ninth-century woman who disguised herself as a man and rose to become the only female ever to sit on the throne of St. Peter. Now in this riveting novel, Donna Woolfolk Cross paints a sweeping portrait of an unforgettable heroine who struggles against restrictions her soul cannot accept.Brilliant and talented, young Joan rebels against medieval social strictures forbidding women to learn. When her brother is brutally killed during a Viking attack, Joan takes up his cloak–and his identity–and enters the monastery of Fulda. As Brother John Anglicus, Joan distinguishes herself as a great scholar and healer. Eventually, she is drawn to Rome, where she becomes enmeshed in a dangerous web of love, passion, and politics. Triumphing over appalling odds, she finally attains the highest office in Christendom–wielding a power greater than any woman before or since. But such power always comes at a price . . .In this international bestseller, Cross brings the Dark Ages to life in all their brutal splendor and shares the dramatic story of a woman whose strength of vision led her to defy the social restrictions of her day.
Donna W. Cross Livres
Donna Woolfolk Cross apporte un regard aiguisé sur le langage et les médias dans ses explorations littéraires. Ses œuvres explorent comment les mots et les messages médiatiques façonnent nos pensées et nos perceptions du monde. Après des années de recherche et d'écriture dédiées, Cross s'est établie avec son premier roman, consolidant sa place en tant qu'auteure significative. Elle travaille actuellement sur un nouveau roman se déroulant dans la France du XVIIe siècle, poursuivant son exploration des thèmes historiques et culturels.
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