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      The City of Tears

      by Kate Mosse
      Published
      Jan 2021
      Main Genre
      Historical Historical
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      560
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      Series
      The Burning Chambers Book 2

      About This Book

      Following #1 Sunday Times bestseller The Burning Chambers, New York Times bestseller Kate Mosse returns with The City of Tears, a sweeping historical epic about love in a time of war.

      "Mosse is a master storyteller."—Madeline Miller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Circe

      Alliances and Romance

      August 1572: Minou Joubert and her husband Piet travel to Paris to attend a royal wedding which, after a decade of religious wars, is intended to finally bring peace between the Catholics and the Huguenots.

      Loyalty and Deception

      Also in Paris is their oldest enemy, Vidal, in pursuit of an ancient relic that will change the course of history.

      Revenge and Persecution

      Within days of the marriage, thousands will lie dead in the street, and Minou's family will be scattered to the four winds . . .

      Series Placement

      Book 2
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      Genres & Themes

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      General Fiction

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      Historical

      Themes

      Military

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