I doubt the term tomboy existed back then, but it describes Joan.

This book takes you back to Joan’s early years, starting in 1422. I knew the basics about Joan of Arc, but I’ve never read a book about her. I love finding historical fiction about a person, time or place I haven’t yet learned about. With unforgettably vivid characters, transporting settings, and action-packed storytelling, Joan is a thrilling epic, a triumph of historical fiction, as well as a feminist celebration of one remarkable-and remarkably real-woman who left an indelible mark on history. Many are threatened by a woman who leads, and Joan draws wrath and suspicion from all corners, even as her first taste of fame and glory leave her vulnerable to her own powerful ambition. This deeply researched novel is a sweeping narrative of her life, from a childhood steeped in both joy and violence to her meteoric rise to fame at the head of the French army, where she navigates both the perils of the battlefield and the equally treacherous politics of the royal court. Chen's hands, the myth and legend of Joan of Arc is transformed into a flesh-and-blood young woman: reckless, steel-willed, and brilliant. From this chaos emerges a teenage girl who will turn the tide of battle and lead the French to victory, an unlikely hero whose name will echo across the centuries. France is mired in a losing war against England. Saint? A stunning secular reimagining of the epic life of Joan of Arc, in the bold tradition of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hallġ412. Margaret Alice Murray, The God of the Witches Her novels are Cutters End and Stone TownĬhristine de Pizan, Ditié de Jehanne d' ArcĬhristine de Pizan, The Book of the City of LadiesĬhristine de Pizan, Livre des faits et bonnes moeurs du sage roi Charles V Margaret Hickey, crime novelist with a PhD on landscape in Australia literature. Her books include Joan of Arc and Chistine de Pizan's Ditié, published in 2021 by Lexington Books

Karen Green, Prof of Philosophy, University of Melbourne. (Keep scrolling for a list of all other books mentioned in the discussion) Katherine J Chen, Joan, Hodder and Stoughton Joan of Arc as a capable, scrappy young woman unmoored on a strange coastline and trees in both crime fiction and the Australian literary imaginary: reading Scott McCulloch's Basin, Katherine J Chen's Joan (with Prof of Philosophy Karen Green) and crime writer Margaret Hickey's Stone Town on both crime and landscape

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