Joan of Arc: A Life

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Penguin, Jul 29, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 208 pages
"A master of the story form" (The New York Times) offers a fresh, revealing portrait of the legendary saint

Celebrated novelist Mary Gordon brings Joan of Arc alive as a complex figure full of contradictions and desires, as well as spiritual devotion. A humble peasant girl, Joan transformed herself into the legendary Maid of Orléans, knight, martyr, and saint. Following the voice of God, she led an army to victory and crowned the king of France, only to be captured and burned at the stake as a heretic—all by the age of nineteen. Gordon does more than tell this gripping story—she explores Joan's mystery and the many facets of her inspiring life.
 

Contents

Of Her Time and Place
1
Approaching the Throne
28
Triumphant in Battle the Kings Anointer
47
What Kind of Warrior What Kind of Defeat? 223
72
Accused
96
Virgin Body
136
Food for the Feast
148
Saint Joan
166
Notes
175
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About the author (2008)

Mary Gordon, Professor of English at Barnard College, is the bestselling author of five novels, three collections of short stories, and a memoir. Her books include The Rest of Life, The Other Side and Spending. She lives in New York City.

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