Kate Mosse

Moving, illuminating and deeply personal, Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries is for anyone who has ever questioned how history is made. In this alternative and inspiring history, Kate Mosse shines a light on nearly 1,000 women from across the globe whose names and achievements deserve to be celebrated, not forgotten: * Rachel Carson, mother of the modern environmental movement * Ethel Smyth, unheralded British composer and virtuoso * Anne Bonny, legendary eighteenth-century pirate and rogue * Pauli Murray, ground-breaking US civil rights activist and lawyer * Sophia Jex-Blake, pioneering nineteenth-century doctor * Doria Shafik, Egyptian poet and women’s liberation leader * Cornelia Sorabji, trailblazing Indian women’s rights campaigner * Shirley Chisholm, the first female US presidential candidate And as she researches the lives of these ground-breaking women, Kate embarks on a detective story to uncover a forgotten literary superstar in her own family, reflecting the desire of so many people to trace their own roots . . .

A swashbuckling story of piracy. A dangerous escape from persecution. And a secret romance between two lovers — neither of whom are quite what they seem. From number one bestselling author Kate Mosse, The Ghost Ship is the third volume in the enthralling and epic series, The Joubert Family Chronicles. The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water — its hull splintered and its sails tattered and burnt. For months the Ghost Ship has hunted pirates to liberate enslaved prisoners. Now it, too, finds itself hunted. But the ship’s crew hides a secret, and the stakes could not be higher. The bravest among them are not what they seem: if arrested, they will hang for their alleged crimes. Can they survive their journey and escape their fate? A sweeping and epic love story, The Ghost Ship is a tale of adventure and buccaneering, love and revenge, stolen fortunes, piracy and hidden secrets on the high seas.

Pokračovanie úspešnej historickej série Oheň nás spasí. FRANCÚZSKO MÁJ 1572 Celé desaťročie zúrili vo Francúzsku náboženské vojny. Zo susedov sa stali nepriatelia a krajinu rozoštvali otázky viery, občianstva a zvrchovanosti. Napokon však zavládol neistý mier a dohodnutá kráľovská svadba by mohla konečne znova zjednotiť Francúzsko. Minou Joubertová s rodinou dostala pozvanie na veľkolepú udalosť, ale netuší, že svadby sa zúčastní aj Vidal, starý nepriateľ Joubertovcov. A nevie ani to, že niekoľko dní po obrade, v predvečer sviatku svätého Bartolomeja, sa jej rodina rozdelí a jedno z jej milovaných detí zmizne bez stopy... Príbeh, ktorý sa odohráva v Paríži a Chartres, ale aj v samom Meste sĺz – v útočisku, ktorým je Amsterdam –, zobrazuje snahu rodiny ostať pokope a prežiť v ničivom toku dejín.

Pokračovanie úspešnej historickej série Oheň nás spasí FRANCÚZSKO MÁJ 1572 Celé desaťročie zúrili vo Francúzsku náboženské vojny. Zo susedov sa stali nepriatelia a krajinu rozoštvali otázky viery, občianstva a zvrchovanosti. Napokon však zavládol neistý mier a dohodnutá kráľovská svadba by mohla konečne znova zjednotiť Francúzsko. Minou Joubertová s rodinou dostala pozvanie na veľkolepú udalosť, ale netuší, že svadby sa zúčastní aj Vidal, starý nepriateľ Joubertovcov. A nevie ani to, že niekoľko dní po obrade, v predvečer sviatku svätého Bartolomeja, sa jej rodina rozdelí a jedno z jej milovaných detí zmizne bez stopy... Príbeh, ktorý sa odohráva v Paríži a Chartres, ale aj v samom Meste sĺz – v útočisku, ktorým je Amsterdam –, zobrazuje snahu rodiny ostať pokope a prežiť v ničivom toku dejín. Z anglického originálu The City of Tears (Mantle, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, London 2021) preložila Tamara Chovanová.

The Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller Bringing sixteenth-century France vividly to life, Kate Mosse’s historical epic The Burning Chambers is a gripping story of love, betrayal, war and conspiracy. It is the first volume in the sweeping, spellbinding series, The Joubert Family Chronicles. Carcassonne, 1562. Nineteen-year-old Catholic Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father’s 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 convert, Piet Reydon, changes her destiny forever. For Piet has a dangerous mission of his own, and he will need Minou’s help if he is to get out of La Cité alive . . . A thrilling adventure and a heartbreaking love story, The Burning Chambers is the first novel in Kate Mosse's enthralling, meticulously researched historical series. It is followed by The City of Tears.

Sunday Times 'Best Paperbacks of 2022' 'Feisty female characters, a plot of heart-stopping jeopardy and evocative settings' Daily Mail 'Mosse is a master storyteller' Madeline Miller, author of Circe 'Magnificent, epic' Marian Keyes Sweeping from Paris and Chartres to the City of Tears itself - the great refugee city of Amsterdam - this is a story of one family's fight to stay together and survive against the devastating tides of history . . . May 1572: for ten violent years the Wars of Religion have raged across France. Neighbours have become enemies, countless lives have been lost, and the country has been torn apart over matters of religion, citizenship and sovereignty. But now a precarious peace is in the balance and a royal wedding has been negotiated. It is a marriage that could see France reunited at last. An invitation has arrived for Minou Joubert and her family to attend this historic wedding in Paris in August. But what Minou does not know is that the Joubert family's oldest enemy, Vidal, will also be there. Nor that, within days of the marriage, on the eve of the Feast Day of St Bartholomew, her family will be scattered to the four winds and one of her beloved children will have disappeared without trace . . .

Franciaország, 1562. Az ország a vallásháború tüzében ég. A 19 éves Minou Joubert titokzatos levelet kap apja carcassonne-i könyvesboltjában. Az ismeretlen családi címerrel lepecsételt levél csupán három szóból áll: TUDJA, HOGY ÉLSZ. A rejtélyes üzenettel szinte egy időben tűnik fel életében Piet Reydon, és kettejük találkozása mindent megváltoztat: a hugenotta fiúnak titkos küldetést kell végrehajtania, a katolikus lány segítsége nélkül pedig esélye sincs élve elhagyni a várost… Miközben testvér fordul testvér ellen, és Franciaországot tűz és vér borítja el, Minou és Piet sorsa elválaszthatatlanul összefonódik - életben és halálban. A neves brit írónő, KATE MOSSE könyve elképesztő részletességgel és élénk színekkel kelti életre a 16. századi Franciaországot. Ideális olvasmány Robert Merle Francia históriája, valamint a jó történelmi regények rajongói számára.

A breathtaking historical novel of revenge, persecution and loss, The City of Tears by Kate Mosse follows on from her Sunday Times number one bestseller, The Burning Chambers. May 1572: for ten violent years the Wars of Religion have raged across France. Neighbours have become enemies, countless lives have been lost, and the country has been torn apart over matters of religion, citizenship and sovereignty. But now a precarious peace is in the balance and a royal wedding has been negotiated. It is a marriage that could see France reunited at last. An invitation has arrived for Minou Joubert and her family to attend this historic wedding in Paris in August. But what Minou does not know is that the Joubert family's oldest enemy, Vidal, will also be there. Nor that, within days of the marriage, on the eve of the Feast Day of St Bartholomew, her family will be scattered to the four winds and one of her beloved children will have disappeared without trace . . . Sweeping from Paris and Chartres to the City of Tears itself - the great refugee city of Amsterdam - this is a story of one family's fight to stay together and survive against the devastating tides of history . . .

Francúzsko 1562. V 16. storočí vo Francúzsku zúria náboženské vojny. Odvážna mladá žena a vášnivý prívrženec hugenotov dostanú do rúk vzácnu relikviu a vydajú sa pátrať po dávno pochovanom tajomstve na Puivertskom hrade na úpätí Pyrenejí. Carcassonne. Devätnásťročnej Minou Joubertovej doručia do otcovho kníhkupectva anonymný list. Je zapečatený starým rodinným erbom a obsahuje len štyri slová: Ona vie, že žiješ. Prv než Minou môže rozlúštiť záhadné posolstvo, náhodné stretnutie s mladým hugenotom Pietom Reydonom navždy zmení jej osud. Piet má nebezpečné poslanie, a ak chce odísť zo Cité živý, potrebuje Minouinu pomoc. Toulouse. V Stredných Pyrenejach sa prehlbujú náboženské rozpory a z bývalých priateľov sa stávajú nepriatelia na život a na smrť. Minou a Piet sa ocitnú v pasci v Toulouse a čelia novému nebezpečenstvu. V meste vládne napätie, bojové línie sú písané krvou a sprisahanie je čoraz temnejšie. Oheň nás spasí je monumentálna románová séria, ktorá sa odohráva na pozadí troch storočí počnúc Francúzskom (16. storočie) až po Južnú Afriku (19. storočie).

* The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller * From the multi-million, number one bestselling author of Labyrinth and The Taxidermist's Daughter, comes The Burning Chambers: a gripping story of love and betrayal, mysteries and secrets, conspiracies and divided loyalties, for fans of Ken Follett and Dan Brown. Carcassonne 1562. Nineteen-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father's 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 convert, Piet Reydon, changes her destiny forever. For Piet has a dangerous mission of his own, and he will need Minou's help if he is to get out of La Cite alive . . . A thrilling adventure, and a heart-breaking love story, The Burning Chambers is a historical novel of excitement, conspiracy and danger like no other . . .

16 modern fiction superstars shine a startling light on the romance and pain of the infamous literary pair Heathcliff and Cathy. Short stories to stir the heart and awaken vital conversation about love. Sixteen stories inspired by Wuthering Heights. In ‘Terminus’ a young woman hides in an empty Brighton hotel; in ‘Thicker Than Blood’ a man sits in a hot tub stalking his newly-married love on social media; and in ‘A bird half-eaten’ an amateur boxer prepares for a match. A woman recalls the ‘Heathcliffs I Have Known’ and the physical danger she has borne at their hands; in ‘Anima’ a child and a fox are unified in one startling moment of violence; and in ‘One Letter Different’ two teenagers walk the moors and face up to their respective buried secrets. Curated by Kate Mosse and commissioned for Emily Brontë’s bicentenary year in 2018, these fresh, modern stories pulse with the raw beauty and pain of love and are as timely as they are illuminating. The full list of contributors is: Leila Aboulela, Hanan Al-Shaykh, Joanna Cannon, Alison Case, Juno Dawson, Louise Doughty, Sophie Hannah, Anna James, Erin Kelly, Dorothy Koomson, Grace McCleen, Lisa McInerney, Laurie Penny, Nikesh Shukla, Michael Stewart and Louisa Young.

Sussex 1912 Na anglickom vidieku vládne len zdanlivý pokoj. V starobylej dedine Fishbourne si povery zachovávajú smrtiacu moc. Jedného dňa sa na cintoríne po zotmení zhromaždia dedinčania, aby uvideli prízraky ľudí, ktorí v priebehu roka zomrú. Medzi zvedavcami je aj dcéra miestneho čudáka Gifforda, preparátora vtákov. Constantia Giffordová žije s otcom v rozpadávajúcom sa dome Blackthorn House. Vypchaté zvieratá vyšli z módy, zmenili sa na nechcené haraburdy a z Gifforda sa stal zatrpknutý opilec. Constantia by mu rada pomohla, no nevie ako. Na polovicu svojho života si nepamätá, pretože ako dvanásťročná si pri páde vážne zranila hlavu. Otec s ňou o nehode odmieta hovoriť a Connie cíti, že ho trápi hanba a vina. Ľudia čakajú, zvon zazvoní a všetky oči sa uprú na kostol. Nikto nevidí ruky v rukaviciach, ktoré držia vražednú zbraň. V tento magický večer jedna žena umrie. Connie si láme hlavu, kto je vrah a prečo sa vražda stala kľúčom k jej pamäti. Odrazu sa jej totiž vracajú znepokojivé spomienky. Pozná tú záhadnú postavu, čo sa túla po močariskách? Kto jej na rohožke zanechal nepodpísaný odkaz? A aké je tajomstvo domu Blackthorn House, ukryté medzi bizarnými i desivými dielami starého Gifforda?

July 1209: in Carcassonne a 17-year-old girl is given a mysterious book by her father which he claims contains the secret of the true Grail. Although Alais cannot understand the strange words and symbols hidden within, she knows that her destiny lies in keeping the secret of the labyrinth safe ...July 2005: Alice Tanner discovers two skeletons in a forgotten cave in the French Pyrenees. Puzzled by the labyrinth symbol carved into the rock, she realises she's disturbed something that was meant to remain hidden. Somehow, a link to a horrific past - her past - has been revealed.

The perfect winter ghost short story collection from the No.1 bestselling author of LABYRINTH and THE WINTER GHOSTS. I hear someone coming. It has happened before. I pause and listen but no longer hear anything. I sigh. As always, hope is snatched away before it can take root. And so then, as always, I am carried back to that first December so very long ago...Rooted in the elemental landscapes of Sussex, Brittany and the Languedoc, here are tales of ghosts and spirits seeking revenge, grief-stricken women and haunted men coming to terms with their destiny.

Sussex, 1912. In a churchyard, villagers gather on the night when the ghosts of those who will die in the coming year are thought to walk. Here, where the estuary leads out to the sea, superstitions still hold sway. Standing alone is the taxidermist's daughter. At twenty-two, Constantia Gifford lives with her father in a decaying house: it contains all that is left of Gifford's once world-famous museum of taxidermy. The stuffed birds that used to grace every parlour are out of fashion, leaving Gifford a disgraced and bitter man. The string of events that led to the museum's closure are never spoken of and an accident has robbed Connie of any memory of those days. The bell begins to toll and all eyes are fixed on the church. No one sees the gloved hands holding a garotte. As the last notes fade into the dark, a woman lies dead. While the village braces itself against rising waters and the highest tide of the season, Connie struggles to discover who is responsible - and why the incident is causing memories to surface from her own vanished years. Does she know the figure she sees watching from the marshes? Who is the mysterious caller that leaves a note without being seen? And what is the secret that lies at the heart of Blackthorn House, hidden among the bell jars of her father's workshop? The Taxidermist's Daughter is the stunning new novel from the multi-million copy bestselling author, Kate Mosse.

Odvážná a energická dívka Sandrine zjistí, že ji události vtáhly do odboje proti německé okupaci. A stane se součástí odbojové organizace s krycím označením „Citadela“, složené z obyčejných žen odhodlaných nasadit všechno a dovést do konce děsivý boj stínové války zuřící všude kolem nich. Jih Francie je sice „svobodná zóna“ a Němci jej neobsadili, ale Pétainova vláda ve Vichy s nimi kolaboruje a nikdo vlastně pořádně neví, kdo je přítel a kdo nepřítel. Válka se nevyhnutelně blíží ke svému krvavému a strašnému závěru a Sandrine zjistí, že její osud je spojen se třemi velice odlišnými muži. Kdo je ale skutečný nepřítel? Od koho hrozí největší nebezpečí? A kdo je tím pravým strážcem pradávných tajemství, jež už po celá pokolení přitahují do podhůří Pyrenejí mnohé pátrače? Sandrine hledá nejen pravdu sama o sobě a svou lásku, ale také prastarý text, který, i když to zní neuvěřitelně, by snad mohl změnit osud války.