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Cathar
Christopher Bland
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Description for Cathar
Paperback. Set in 13th-century Languedoc: Francois de Beaufort, a knight and a Cathar, loves three women. He is Cathar by birth, and ultimately by conviction, despite the unrelenting efforts of the Inquisition to stamp out this heresy through war, torture and the stake. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 238.
How a world was lost. In this compelling historical novel, set in the Languedoc at the end of the 13th century, Francois de Beaufort, a knight and a Cathar, loves three women - Blanche, Sybille and Beatrice. He is Cathar by birth, and ultimately by conviction, despite the unrelenting efforts of the Inquisition to stamp out this heresy through war, torture and the stake. After surviving two sieges Francois is sentenced to a pilgrimage of penance to Compostela, and ends up in the Cathar village of Montaillou. And then the Inquisition strikes ... Read more
How a world was lost. In this compelling historical novel, set in the Languedoc at the end of the 13th century, Francois de Beaufort, a knight and a Cathar, loves three women - Blanche, Sybille and Beatrice. He is Cathar by birth, and ultimately by conviction, despite the unrelenting efforts of the Inquisition to stamp out this heresy through war, torture and the stake. After surviving two sieges Francois is sentenced to a pilgrimage of penance to Compostela, and ends up in the Cathar village of Montaillou. And then the Inquisition strikes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784976088
SKU
V9781784976088
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99-50
About Christopher Bland
Christopher Bland is a former Chairman of the BBC, BT and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is Anglo-Irish and married with a son and four stepchildren. His first novel, ASHES IN THE WIND, was published by Head of Zeus in 2014.
Reviews for Cathar
'A fast-moving, well-told, and honest novel' Historical Novels Review. 'The talent of some people never fails to amaze me ... Christopher Bland has produced a splendid historical novel that has managed to enthral me for all of its 338 pages' newbooks, 5 stars. 'Moving and compelling historical fiction' The Bookseller. 'This harrowing and moving novel spares the reader none of ... Read more