The maid : a novel of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc was the girl who led an army ... the peasant who crowned a king ... the maid who became a legend ... In the 15th century, the tumultuous Hundred Years' War rages on. English soldiers tear through the countryside destroying all who cross their path, and Charles VII, the uncrowned king, has neither the strength nor the will to rally his army. But in the quiet of her parents' garden in Domrémy, a peasant girl sees a spangle of light and...