![]() ![]() The two stories occur in a shared geography and intertwine. It divides into two main storylines that follow two protagonists, Alas (from the year 1209) and Alice (in the year 2005). there are also some powerful dramatic scenes: the climactic moments where the good and evil women meet and battle it out are particularly compelling. Labyrinth is an archaeological mystery English-language novel written by Kate Mosse set both in the Middle Ages and present-day France. SUNDAY TIMES - Anthony Sattin This is a novel clearly fuelled by an authorial obsession with a history, region and concept. ![]() the story line runs on knowledge and fun - Carcassonne never looked so good. Labyrinth by Kate Mosse is an interesting story buried beneath mounds of redundancy and typos, making the book more work than treasure. the texture of various patches of the past with such rich complexity. Mosse wears her learning so lightly, knitting her historical research so neatly into her narrative, that we never get the slightest sense of being preached or lectured to. THE TIMES - Kate Saunders Saturated with a passionate understanding of the region's past in a way that puts more conventional historical accounts to shame. THE TIMES - Christina Koning Pacey and addictive. the result is entirely compelling and full of incidental pleasures. ![]() Kate is the Co-Founder & Honorary Director of the. The author has combined an ingenious adventure story with a wonderfully detailed account of the historical background of the Languedoc. Kate has published two non-fiction books: Becoming a Mother, a companion to pregnancy and childbirth (now in its fourth edition), and The House: Behind the Scenes at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, which accompanied the award-winning BBC television fly-on-the-wall documentary series. ![]()
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