"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.