Sepulchre

Review SEPULCHRE is a compulsive, fantastical, historical yarn. Mosse's skill lies in the precise nature of her storytelling ― OBSERVER Ghosts, duels, murders, ill-fated love and conspiracy ... addictively readable ― DAILY MAIL [Mosse is] a powerful storyteller with an abundant imagination ― DAILY TELEGRAPH Brilliantly absorbing ... Richly evocative and full of compelling twists and turns ― RED Mosse's gifts for historical fiction are considerable ... Mosse does what good popular historical novelists do best - make the past enticingly otherworldly, while also claiming it as our own ― INDEPENDENT The best of the Brits ... Where Mosse really wins is in the writing department. She's the real role model there ― DAILY MIRROR Her narrative lyricism, beautifully drawn female characters and deft journey from the past to the present day, are also a cut above ― SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY A sure, deft momentum . . . the secrets begin to slip out thick and fast ― Daily Express The latest from the author of bestselling Labyrinth, this adventure will keep you engrossed ― Eve Product Description 1891. Seventeen-year-old Léonie Vernier and her older brother abandon Paris for the sanctuary of their aunt's isolated country house near Carcassonne, the Domaine de la Cade. But when Léonie stumbles across a ruined sepulchre she uncovers a timeless mystery and a unique deck of tarot cards that seem to hold power over life and death. 2007. Meredith Martin arrives at the Domaine de la Cade to research a biography. But Meredith is also seeking the key to her own complex legacy and becomes immersed in the story of a tragic love, a missing girl, a quest for revenge and the haunting events of one cataclysmic night a century ago . . . 'Brilliantly absorbing . . . richly evocative and full of compelling twists and turns' Red 'A powerful storyteller with an abundant imagination' Daily Telegraph BOOK TWO OF THE LANGUEDOC TRILOGY. Now fully revised and updated Book Description A gripping historical mystery from the multi-million copy bestselling author of LABYRINTH and THE BURNING CHAMBERS About the Author Kate Mosse is an international bestselling novelist, non-fiction writer, essayist and playwright. With sales of more than 8 million copies worldwide, her books have been translated into 37 languages and published in 40 countries. Her fiction includes the Languedoc trilogy (Labyrinth, Sepulchre and Citadel), the gothic novels The Winter Ghosts and The Taxidermist's Daughter, a short story collection (The Mistletoe Bride) and more recently a historical adventure series, The Burning Chambers and The City of Tears. Her non-fiction includes the highly-acclaimed memoir An Extra Pair of Hands and she is working on a book and television series based on her global 'Woman in History' campaign. The Founder Director of the Women's Prize for Fiction, Kate is a Visiting Professor of Creative Writing and Contemporary Fiction at the University of Chichester and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. An interviewer and presenter, she hosts the pre-show series at Chichester Festival Theatre, chairs Platform events for the National Theatre and is an Ambassador for Parkinson's UK. She was awarded an OBE in 2013 for services to literature and women.