![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The story ultimately follows Joan’s rise to power and prominence as well as her eventual downfall. ![]() He is a man who we as readers are poised to hate yet even he has some interesting characterizations that are brought to light later in the book. Joan’s father Jacques d’Arc is a swindler who hates Joan and often strikes her. Joan often confides in her ne’er-do-well uncle, Durand Luxart, who is one of the few people that offer Joan true sympathy in her youth yet, he is often away from the village and is rarely ever there to protect Joan from the ire of her father. She is a curious and adventurous child, who is viewed as a bit of an outcast. Joan plays out chronologically, starting from her childhood in Domrémy which begins with a rock fight between the children of her town and a neighboring village. Just stories that make you grateful you weren’t born somewhere else.” The titular Joan has indeed been written with liberties as to her characterization, but it all feels thoroughly believable and, in some ways, more plausible than the story we have all heard. Joan by Katherine Chen walks a tightrope that few historical novels manage to do successfully it is a well-written historical novel yet does not overflow with historical minutiae. ![]()
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