1891. Seventeen-year-old Leonie Vernier and her brother abandon Paris for the sanctuary of their aunt's isolated country house near Carcassonne, the Domaine de la Cade. But in the nearby woods, Leonie stumbles across a ruined sepulchre - and a timeless mystery whose traces are written in blood. 2007. Meredith Martin arrives at the Domaine de la Cade as part of her research for a biography she's writing. But Meredith is also seeking the key to her own complex legacy and soon becomes immersed in the story of a tragic love, a missing girl, a unique deck of tarot cards, an unquiet soul and the strange events of one cataclysmic night more than a century ago...
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Contrivance, cliché and expository overkill overwhelm bestseller Mosse's tale concerning a rare tarot deck that helps link the lives of two women living eras apart. In 1891, Parisian teenager Léonie Vernier and her brother visit their young aunt at an estate in southern France. After finding a startling account of her late uncle's pursuit of the occult, Léonie scours the property for the tarot cards and Visigoth tomb he describes, unaware that more tangible peril in the form of a murderous stalker is seeking to destroy her loved ones. Present-day biographer Meredith Martin is in France finishing a book and tracing her ancestry when she sees a reproduction of the same tarot, which bears her likeness. She investigates the connection when she, too, arrives at the estate, now a hotel in which a new battle between good and evil rages. Mosse (Labyrinth) conveys so much unnecessary information through so many static scenes of talk, reading and interior monologue that the book's momentum stalls for good soon after its striking opening. Mosse's fans will hope for a return to form next time. (Apr.)
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'The Labyrinth author is back with another brilliantly absorbing story ... Richly evocative and full of compelling twists and turns.' RED 'The latest from the the author of best-selling Labyrinth, this adventure will keep you engrossed.' EVE 'Mosse's gifts for historical fiction are considerable ... Mosse does what good popular historical novelists do best - make the past enticingly otherworldly, while also claiming it as our own.' -- Emma Hagestadt INDEPENDENT 'Gripping' HEAT 'ghosts, duels, murders, ill-fated love and conspiracy...addictively readable' -- Eithne Farry DAILY MAIL 'undeniably gripping' THELONDONPAPER 'Try this if you enjoyed The Da Vinci Code but fancy something a bit more meaty.' NEWS OF THE WORLD 'Better than Labyrinth!' SIMON MAYO BOOK CLUB ON RADIO 5 LIVE 'A sure, deft momentum...the secrets begin to slip out thick and fast' DAILY EXPRESS 'The best of the Brits...a ghoul thriller...Where Mosse really wins is in the writing department. She's the real role model there.' THE MIRROR 'Sepulchre is a compulsive, fantastical, historical yarn. Mosse's skill lies in the precise nature of her storytelling.' THE OBSERVER '[Mosse is] a powerful storyteller with an abundant imagination'. -- Artemis Cooper DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Her narrative lyricism, beautifully drawn female characters and deft journey from the past to the present day, are also a cut above.' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'no doubt many readers are eagerly awaiting the the pleasures of her next novel.' THE GUARDIAN 'an enjoyable romp' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'sexy, modern adventure.' SAGA
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I had read the french version and was not very happy with the translation. It makes so much more sense in its original version.
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I enjoyed it very much.
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I preferred this book to Labyrinth, which I have also read, as I found it a much easier read and, to me, more interesting. It could be because the 'past' as featured is a more familiar era. Enjoyed it very much.
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When I first read a summary of the book I had my doubts whether this book could keep my attention. It sounded like there are two stories in the book, one from the past, one from now but wrong! It's one story melting the past and the present together. This book is so well researched if it comes to the historical facts and intelligently written with such a catchy language that I really got goosebumps while reading. It almost sounds like it really happened.
Maybe you have read other historical fiction, but believe me, this book is something else. No cheesy love story, no awkward treasure hunt in which one religion or another is depicted as evil or whatsoever. This is simply an awesome book and is strongly recommended to everyone who loves reading! Enjoy your read!!!
Maybe you have read other historical fiction, but believe me, this book is something else. No cheesy love story, no awkward treasure hunt in which one religion or another is depicted as evil or whatsoever. This is simply an awesome book and is strongly recommended to everyone who loves reading! Enjoy your read!!!
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