The City of Tears
Kate Mosse
A Sunday Times Best Paperbacks of the Year Pick
‘Mosse is a master storyteller’ – Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe
An epic historical adventure, sweeping from Carcassonne to Paris and Amsterdam, The City of Tears by Kate Mosse is the spellbinding second volume of The Joubert Family Chronicles.
Paris, 1572. For ten violent years, the Wars of Religion have raged across France. But now, peace has been brokered and a royal wedding negotiated that could see the country reunited at last.
An invitation has arrived for Minou Joubert and her family to attend this historic wedding. What Minou doesn’t know is that her family’s oldest enemy will also be there, that the Jouberts will soon be scattered to the winds after tragedy strikes, and that a beloved child will disappear without a trace . . .
A thrilling story of one family’s fight to survive against the devastating tides of history, The City of Tears is the second novel in the series. It is followed by The Ghost Ship.
'Religious fanaticism, political intrigue and the heart-wrenching tale of a lost child . . . with women firmly centre stage' – The Mail on Sunday
Praise for The Joubert Family Chronicles:
'A tour de force' — The Observer, on The Burning Chambers
'An utterly absorbing epic' — Lucy Foley, bestselling author of The Paris Apartment, on The City of Tears
'Meticulously researched and stunningly written' — Santa Montefiore, bestselling author of Wait for Me, on The Ghost Ship
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About Kate Mosse
Reviews for The City of Tears
Rosamund Lupton, author of Three Hours A gorgeously written, utterly absorbing epic and, despite being set in the sixteenth century, has some very pertinent messages for our time about the evils of religious persecution and the transcendent power of love and family. In case it’s not clear enough yet, I absolutely LOVED it
Lucy Foley, author of The Hunting Party Magnificent, epic
Marian Keyes, author of Grown Ups [A] dramatic, immersive tale of secrets, conspiracies, fanaticism and loss
Daily Mail
Mosse’s novel is an enjoyable, intricately plotted piece of escapism
The Times
Mosse shows a deft command of character and narrative in this second volume of a planned sequence
Sunday Times
Mosse includes all the ingredients you would expect from a historical epic – murder, treachery, lost children, stolen relics, buried secrets.
Stephanie Merritt, Observer Religious fanaticism, political intrigue and the heart-wrenching tale of a lost child add to a highly readable historical adventure, with women firmly centre stage
Mail on Sunday
Every inch a classic Mosse novel, The City of Tears is diligently researched, beautifully written and, crucially right now, both substantial and immersive – if you want to leave twenty-first-century pandemic Britain behind, this should be your preferred mode of transport
Radio Times
Deft touches show a mastery of preparation, suspension and resolution within the historical thriller form
Financial Times
This powerful story of love, secrets and deceit is pacy, rich and stylish – and as compelling as they come. One to stay up late for
Isabel Ashdown, author of Lake Child A vibrant sequel to 2018’s Burning Chambers . . . The fascinating historical detail fuels the drama and keeps the plot zipping along
Publishers Weekly
Mosse’s narrative lyricism, beautifully drawn female characters and deft journey from the past to the present day are a cut above
Scotland on Sunday on The Burning Chambers Mosse is a master storyteller
Madeline Miller, author of Circe A powerful storyteller with an abundant imagination
Daily Telegraph
Mosse’s fans will relish this tale of secrets, love and treachery
The Times on The Burning Chambers Another of Mosse’s immersive dramas, which takes you to the heart of the past
Grazia on The Burning Chambers Gripping, complex and intensely atmospheric
Mail on Sunday on The Burning Chambers Deliciously detailed . . . a fast-paced and sweeping epic
Shields Gazette