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Original Title:	The Burning Times: A Novel
ISBN:	0684869241 (ISBN13: 9780684869247)
Edition Language:	English

The Burning Times

Jeanne Kalogridis

Paperback | Pages: 400 pages

Rating: 3.6 | 1196 Users | 112 Reviews

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Title	:	The Burning Times
Author	:	Jeanne Kalogridis
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 400 pages
Published	:	March 5th 2002 by Scribner (first published April 10th 2001)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy. Paranormal. Witches

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The year is 1357. The Inquisition rages throughout medieval France, searching ruthlessly for heretics. In an epic tale of passion, mystery, and unspeakable danger, one woman faces the flames...and triumphs.

Mother Marie Francoise, born Sybille, is a midwife with a precocious gift for magic -- a gift that makes her a prime target for persecution at the hands of the Church. She flees her village and takes refuge in a Franciscan sisterhood. Before long, Sybille's unusual powers bring her under the scrutiny of the Inquisition. Michel, a pious and compassionate monk sent to hear her confession, finds himself drawn more intimately into Sybille's life and destiny than either of them could have imagined.
Like a magician herself, Jeanne Kalogridis weaves a tale of star-crossed love, of faith and heresy, of mysticism and witchcraft, against a fascinating historical backdrop -- the Black Death, the Hundred Years' War, and the catastrophic defeat of France at the hands of the English. The result is a page-turning novel about one of the most intriguing periods in history.

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Ratings: 3.6 From 1196 Users | 112 Reviews

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Great story that intertwines historical fiction, magic and love. I always learn something when I read a historical fiction story. In this book I learned about France in medieval times. Interesting time to be alive.

This was a mediocre book. I found myself rushing through the end, not out of any sort of involvement with the plot or characters, but just to get it over with. First of all, The Burning Times bills itself as a historical novel set in France during the 1350s. However, it's really more of a fantasy novel with a historic setting. The main character, Sybille, is a member of a pagan goddess cult, blessed with supernatural powers, and destined to become even more powerful as the living embodiment of

This was a decent book, although I had issues with it. I think the depiction of peasant life in the Medieval period is relatively well done, although I think it is hard for 21st century people to have any clue how difficult, dirty, dangerous, and restricted life was in that age. I wish that I had already read The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer, as Im sure that Medieval France was very, very similar (and wouldnt you just know that neither of my libraries have this book,

Thoroughly enjoyed the historical aspects of the writing though not so interested in the more esoteric practices, which I felt did not read true. Otherwise would have scored 4 stars. Switching between male/female perspectives of very different characters really added to the narrative.

As a historical fiction fan, I thought this book was right up my alley. However, Kalogridis' writing leaves much to be desired. She must have written with a thesaurus by her side because she unnecessarily replaces adjectives with the largest words she can find. The over-use of words like "ere" and "naught," combined with the overabundance of pronouns like "Evil" and "Race" bog down the narrative. The magic instilled by the Goddess of the story seems inconsistent and the heroes are too full of

Fascinating book set in 14th century France. It is set against the bubonic plague, the Hundred Year War, and the Inquisition while the Pope lived in Avignon. The heroine belongs to a group that tries to stay hidden because they worship a mother goddess and not the Christian God. They can do magic such as Seeing and Healing. As such they are seen as enemies of the Church.