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Les Chambres Ardentes Séries

Cette saga historique monumentale se déroule sur trois siècles, retraçant les destins entremêlés de deux familles. Le récit voyage de la France ensoleillée aux paysages accidentés de l'Afrique du Sud, avec des détours par Amsterdam et les îles Canaries. Il tisse magistralement des récits d'amour, de perte, de guerre et de déplacement, créant une tapisserie captivante d'expériences humaines et de résilience.

The City of Tears
The Burning Chambers

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  1. The Burning Chambers

    • 585pages
    • 21 heures de lecture

    Carcassonne 1562: Nineteen-year-old 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. Toulouse: As the religious divide deepens in the Midi, and old friends become enemies, Minou and Piet both find themselves trapped in Toulouse, facing new dangers as sectarian tensions ignite across the city, the battle-lines are drawn in blood and the conspiracy darkens further. Meanwhile, as a long-hidden document threatens to resurface, the mistress of Puivert is obsessed with uncovering its secret and strengthening her power ...

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  2. The City of Tears

    June 1572 marks a tumultuous period in France, where ten years of violent Wars of Religion have pitted neighbors against each other, resulting in immense loss and division over religion and sovereignty. A fragile peace is on the horizon, thanks to a royal wedding orchestrated by Catherine de' Medici and Jeanne d'Albret, uniting the Catholic Crown with Henri, the Huguenot king of Navarre. This marriage has the potential to reunite the fractured nation. Minou Joubert and her family receive an invitation to attend the historic wedding in Paris, unaware that their family's oldest enemy, Vidal, will also be present. The situation escalates dramatically on the eve of the Feast Day of St. Bartholomew, as Minou's family is torn apart and one of her beloved children goes missing. This gripping tale of revenge, persecution, and loss spans from Paris to the City of Tears, Amsterdam, showcasing a family's desperate struggle to stay united and survive against the relentless forces of history. Following the success of a previous bestseller, this novel continues the thrilling narrative of The Burning Chambers series, appealing to fans of historical fiction.

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    4,3