Joan of Arc, Mary Gordon
Joan of Arc, Mary Gordon
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Joan of Arc

Author: Mary Gordon

Narrator: Mari Devon

Unabridged: 5 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/13/2000

Synopsis

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.

About The Author

Mary Catherine Gordon is a multiple award-winning writer best known for her novels, memoirs and literary criticism.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Holly

My first review went and deleted itself. But. As I was saying. Joan of Arc is so many things. She is bold, courageous, cocky, intelligent, contradictory, and so many other things. She knows what she is meant to do, and does it, and won’t be held back. She boldly makes mistakes. But do not write her......more

Goodreads review by Claire

Good introduction however there was a lot of commentary about femininity and attitudes towards virginity rather than the story of her life. This was still interesting in itself however in such a brief book I thought it was a bit unbalanced......more

Goodreads review by Mary

In this short biography, Mary Gordon tries her best, as so many previous authors have, to unravel the enigma that is Joan of Arc. It’s really more of an investigation of the vague facts of her life as well as an analysis her motivations and many inconsistencies. Gordon’s book shouldn’t serve as an i......more

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