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This was very difficult for me to read. The writer includes liberal (and annoying) doses of French and Occitan words. There is a glossary at the back of the novel, so you find yourself constantly interrupting your reading (sometimes several times a page) to flick to the glossary. I got about 1/3 of the way through and stopped. Just couldn't take anymore. I say don't waste your time.

This book isnt what the author says on the back. It is well written, beautifully descriptive, but a bit confusing. There were times when I just couldnt figure out where things came from. A character seduses another for information, I dont know where he got the info, because the other characters swore not to tell him! We trip back and forth between the past/future. I would have liked a straight story, it would have made more sense, and I could have gotten attached to the characters more. I think the author was suggesting reincarnation, holy grail quest, and crusade history. I am assuming her details are correct. I havent heard things this way before.
AND everyone knows that mosquitos bite more during dawn/evening hours than in the the heat of the day....still "bugs" me!

Starts out slow, but picks up at the end. If you don't mind spoilers, there is a discussion of the book in the September Hot Topics forum. Overall a bit pedantic in style, some French phrases (for me not a big deal as they fit in the character but others found annoying). OK for historical fiction, but mostly a laborious read.

This is probably the worst book I've read all year. It is so incredibly boring. I believe that if the author had written the stories as two books rather than trying to swap back and forth between the two eras that it would have been a more successful story. It is obvious that the author loves the region and time period the ancient portion of the book is written in because she wrote those sections with vivid and lush descriptions. The present day France sections of the book felt rushed and tossed in to make them fit into a popular genre. I would have given the ancient story four or maybe five stars but the book as a whole gets two out of five because the present day story line was so boring and maddening.

This is a wonderful book about 2 women who live parallel lives in separate centuries. (I know we've read about this type of thing before). BUT--this novel includes the discovery of mysterious religious relics, French noblemen, the Catholic Inquisition as well as a couple of romances and a French chateau. What more could a reader possibly want?? Mosse manages to pull it all together to give us a satisfying ending. Bravo!! Don't miss it!

I just could not get into this book, I read the first 50 pages and put it down.