The Burning Chambers

The Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller 'A tour de force' The Observer Bringing sixteenth-century France vividly to life, Kate Mosses historical epic The Burning Chambers is a gripping story of love, betrayal, war and conspiracy. Carcassonne, 1562. On the eve of the wars that will tear France apart, nineteen-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her fathers bookshop. Sealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: SHE KNOWS THAT YOU LIVE. But before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, a chance encounter with a young Huguenot, Piet Reydon, profoundly reshapes her destiny. For Piet has a mission of his own, and he will need Minous help if he is to get out of La Cit alive . . . A thrilling historical adventure and a heartbreaking boy-meets-girl love story, The Burning Chambers is the first volume in Kate Mosses No. 1 international bestselling Joubert Family Chronicles. Continue the story with The City of Tears. Praise for The Joubert Family Chronicles: 'Historical fiction to devour' Anthony Horowitz, bestselling author of Close to Death, on The Burning Chambers 'An utterly absorbing epic' Lucy Foley, bestselling author of The Paris Apartment, on The City of Tears 'Meticulously researched and stunningly written' Santa Montefiore, bestselling author of Wait for Me, on The Ghost Ship