{"product_id":"9781509806898-city-of-tears","title":"The City of Tears","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Sweeping Historical Adventure from the No. 1 Bestselling Author\u003cbr\u003eThe second instalment in The Joubert Family Chronicles. In the 16th century, from the Languedoc to Paris and Amsterdam, one family struggles to survive in the wake of the St Batholomew's Day massacre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Paperbacks of the Year Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Mosse is a master storyteller’ – Madeline Miller, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCirce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn epic historical adventure, sweeping from Carcassonne to Paris and Amsterdam, \u003ci\u003eThe City of Tears \u003c\/i\u003eby Kate Mosse is the spellbinding second volume of The Joubert Family Chronicles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eParis, 1572. \u003c\/b\u003eFor ten violent years, the Wars of Religion have raged across France. But now, peace has been brokered and a royal wedding negotiated that could see the country reunited at last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn invitation has arrived for Minou Joubert and her family to attend this historic wedding. What Minou doesn’t know is that her family’s oldest enemy will also be there, that the Jouberts will soon be scattered to the winds after tragedy strikes, and that a beloved child will disappear without a trace .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thrilling story of one family’s fight to survive against the devastating tides of history, \u003ci\u003eThe City of Tears \u003c\/i\u003eis the second novel in the series. It is followed by \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Ship\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Religious fanaticism, political intrigue and the heart-wrenching tale of a lost child . with women firmly centre stage' – \u003ci\u003eThe Mail on Sunday \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for The Joubert Family Chronicles:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tour de force' — \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe Burning Chambers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An utterly absorbing epic' — Lucy Foley, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Apartment\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe City of Tears\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Meticulously researched and stunningly written' — Santa Montefiore, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWait for Me\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Ship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39775643238497,"sku":"9781509806898","price":5.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26708027.jpg?v=1727756714","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781509806898-city-of-tears","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}