Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
Title: Labyrinth
Author: Kate Mosse
Year Published: 2005
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Pages: 701
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Pages: 701
Favorite Quote: "What we leave behind in this life is the memory of who we were and what we did. An imprint no more."
"If I had known how it would feel to live with such loneliness, to stand, the sole witness to the endless cycle of birth and life and death, what would I have done."
"Anger serves no purpose. So my friend, keep your anger and your sword in readiness for those battles you can win."
Alice Tanner our heroine discovered two skeletons in a hidden cave in the Pyrenees Mountains. She unexpectedly found herself tangled in a mystery of the past which brought her running around the streets of medieval France. Meanwhile Alais is on the run to escape from her sister. A few days ago, she was at her dying father's bedside committing to a promise to keep and protect a secret. Torn between loyally to her husband and her father, Alais has to make a decision whether to stay beside her husband and protect the burning walls of Carcassona or take courage and set off and find the other keepers of the secret and fulfill the promise she made to her father.
As the walls of Carcassona began to fall, Oriane is eager to make a deal to exchange information for her freedom in case Carcassona will be conquered and she is determine to do everything to save herself. How far would she go to betray her sister?
What I like about this book is the twist of conspiracy in the medieval French history. It is like a mix of The Librarian, The National Treasure and Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. The book has so many details and narration of French history but what I like about it is that the text is easy to follow. The text is also mixed with Occitan words but there is a glossary you can follow and besides even if you don't check the words, it is easy to understand just by following the context.
This is the first book that I read from Kate Mosse and I love everything about it. I love following the characters specially Alais. I love seeing everything through her perspective. I also like that French history is also introduced in the story. I don't really mind reading through the details. So if you are not the person who likes too much historical details and narrations in a book, then you might find this book challenging to read.
So anyways, I got this book from a second hand bookstore so I got it for a cheaper price of 190 baht. Here's a link to the bookshop where I got it from www.dasabookcafe.com the last time I was there, there were two copies of this book in soft bond.
Would I recommend this book? definitely yes! Infact I also puchased three of Kate Mosse' books; The Citadel, The Winter Ghost and Sepulchre and I am so excited to make a review on it.
Thanks for reading. Till next time!
Love,
The Book Hag
"If I had known how it would feel to live with such loneliness, to stand, the sole witness to the endless cycle of birth and life and death, what would I have done."
"Anger serves no purpose. So my friend, keep your anger and your sword in readiness for those battles you can win."
Set in the Sabarthes Mountain of Southern France lies a secret yet to be uncovered. Alice Tanner was on a detour on her way to claim an inheritance from an aunt who she never met. But what seemed to be a short stop spent digging in an archaeological site on the mountains of the Pyrenees lead her to discovered a long hidden past.
Alice Tanner our heroine discovered two skeletons in a hidden cave in the Pyrenees Mountains. She unexpectedly found herself tangled in a mystery of the past which brought her running around the streets of medieval France. Meanwhile Alais is on the run to escape from her sister. A few days ago, she was at her dying father's bedside committing to a promise to keep and protect a secret. Torn between loyally to her husband and her father, Alais has to make a decision whether to stay beside her husband and protect the burning walls of Carcassona or take courage and set off and find the other keepers of the secret and fulfill the promise she made to her father.
As the walls of Carcassona began to fall, Oriane is eager to make a deal to exchange information for her freedom in case Carcassona will be conquered and she is determine to do everything to save herself. How far would she go to betray her sister?
What I like about this book is the twist of conspiracy in the medieval French history. It is like a mix of The Librarian, The National Treasure and Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. The book has so many details and narration of French history but what I like about it is that the text is easy to follow. The text is also mixed with Occitan words but there is a glossary you can follow and besides even if you don't check the words, it is easy to understand just by following the context.
This is the first book that I read from Kate Mosse and I love everything about it. I love following the characters specially Alais. I love seeing everything through her perspective. I also like that French history is also introduced in the story. I don't really mind reading through the details. So if you are not the person who likes too much historical details and narrations in a book, then you might find this book challenging to read.
So anyways, I got this book from a second hand bookstore so I got it for a cheaper price of 190 baht. Here's a link to the bookshop where I got it from www.dasabookcafe.com the last time I was there, there were two copies of this book in soft bond.
Would I recommend this book? definitely yes! Infact I also puchased three of Kate Mosse' books; The Citadel, The Winter Ghost and Sepulchre and I am so excited to make a review on it.
Thanks for reading. Till next time!
Love,
The Book Hag
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