The Burning Chambers

Mosse’s fans will relish this tale of secrets, love and treachery * The Times *Another of Mosse’s immersive dramas, which takes you to the heart of the past – Grazia Book of the WeekMosse’s narrative lyricism, beautifully drawn female characters and deft journey from the past to the present day are a cut above * Scotland on Sunday *Rich with historical detail, as you’d expect from Mosse, but it’s Minou, the fiery heroine, who makes this a must-read – Good Housekeeping Book of the MonthAn irresistible read * Prima *Impressively bold and ambitious, it features betrayals, broken friendship, family secrets and the horrors of fanaticism. Fans will love it * Daily Mail *Transporting readers to sixteenth-century Languedoc where, against a backdrop of simmering sectarian tensions, nineteen-year-old Minou receives a mysterious message at her father’s bookshop. Gripping, complex and intensely atmospheric * The Mail on Sunday *The Burning Chambers is a tour de force, a compelling adventure that views the past with insight, compassion and humour, and reminds us of the variety of women’s voices so often forgotten in the official accounts * The Observer *Mosse is a master storyteller, balancing thrilling suspense with complex characters and a thoughtful exploration of a fascinating time in history. Her heroine Minou is a pleasure to root for: clever, loving, down-to-earth and courageous! – Madeline Miller, author of The Song of Achilles and CirceThis is historical fiction to devour. Nobody does it like Kate Mosse – Anthony HorowitzFirst-rate cloak-and-dagger excitement – who knew the religious wars between Catholics and Huguenots in sixteenth-century France could be so riveting to modern audiences? Kate Mosse captures the details of life in the Languedoc region of France, famed for its beauty but hiding many secrets, in this masterful novel – Margaret George, New York Times bestselling author of The Confessions of Young NeroMosse does what good popular historical novelists do best – make the past enticingly otherworldly, while also claiming it as our own * Independent *A powerful storyteller with an abundant imagination * The Daily Telegraph *Oh, what a glorious novel. A masterly tour of history; a rapturous romance; and – best of all – a breathless thriller, alive with treachery, with danger, with atmosphere, with beauty. This book will transport you. Kate Mosse is that rarest of writers: a storyteller who breathes fresh life into vanished worlds – A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

Kate Mosse CBE FRSL is an award-winning novelist, playwright, essayist and non-fiction writer. The author of eleven novels and short-story collections, her books have been translated into thirty-eight languages and published in more than forty countries. Fiction includes the multimillion-selling Languedoc Trilogy, The Joubert Family Chronicles (the number one bestselling The Burning Chambers, The City of Tears and The Ghost Ship), and number one bestselling Gothic fiction. Her highly acclaimed non-fiction includes An Extra Pair of Hands and Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries: How Women (Also) Built the World. The Founder Director of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, she is the founder of the global #WomanInHistory campaign. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Kate is a Visiting Professor of Contemporary Fiction and Creative Writing at the University of Chichester, President of the Festival of Chichester, an Honorary Fellow of the Society of Authors and a Trustee of the British Library.