{"product_id":"joan-of-arc-1","title":"Joan of Arc","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eShe-Wolves\u003c\/em\u003e, the complex, surprising, and engaging story of one of the most remarkable women of the medieval world--as never told before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen Castor tells afresh the gripping story of the peasant girl from Domremy who hears voices from God, leads the French army to victory, is burned at the stake for heresy, and eventually becomes a saint. But unlike the traditional narrative, a story already shaped by the knowledge of what Joan would become and told in hindsight, Castor's \u003cem\u003eJoan of Arc: A History \u003c\/em\u003etakes us back to fifteenth century France and tells the story forwards. Instead of an icon, she gives us a living, breathing woman confronting the challenges of faith and doubt, a roaring girl who, in fighting the English, was also taking sides in a bloody civil war. We meet this extraordinary girl amid the tumultuous events of her extraordinary world where no one--not Joan herself, nor the people around her--princes, bishops, soldiers, or peasants--knew what would happen next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdding complexity, depth, and fresh insight into Joan's life, and placing her actions in the context of the larger political and religious conflicts of fifteenth century France, \u003cem\u003eJoan of Arc: A History\u003c\/em\u003e is history at its finest and a surprising new portrait of this remarkable woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoan of Arc: A History\u003c\/em\u003e features an 8-page color insert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0062384406\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780062384409\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Castor, Helen\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (May 2016)","offer_id":45936842735813,"sku":"9780062384409","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780062384409.jpg?v=1772850906","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/joan-of-arc-1","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}