France 1562: As the Wars of Religion begin to take hold, a courageous Catholic woman and a passionate Huguenot believer find themselves united in possession of a priceless relic and set upon a quest to uncover a long-buried secret hidden in the haunting Chateau de Puivert in the foothills of the Pyrenees...

The Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller

‘Mosse is a master storyteller’ – Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe

Bringing sixteenth-century France vividly to life, Kate Mosse’s No. 1 bestselling novel The Burning Chambers is a gripping story of love, betrayal, war and conspiracy.

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 Cité alive . . .

A thrilling adventure and a heartbreaking love story, The Burning Chambers is the first novel in Kate Mosse's No. 1 bestselling series, The Joubert Family Chronicles. It is followed by the second instalment in the series, The City of Tears.

Praise for The Joubert Family Chronicles:

'Historical fiction to devour' – Anthony Horowitz, bestselling author of The Twist of the Knife, on The Burning Chambers

'An utterly absorbing epic' – Lucy Foley, bestselling author of The Paris Apartment, on The City of Tears

'Meticulously researched and stunningly written' – Santa Montefiore, bestselling author of Wait for Me, on The Ghost Ship

"Mosse’s fans will relish this tale of secrets, love and treachery" - The Times

"Mosse’s narrative lyricism, beautifully drawn female characters and deft journey from the past to the present day are a cut above" - Scotland on Sunday

"An irresistible read" - Prima

"Impressively bold and ambitious, it features betrayals, broken friendship, family secrets and the horrors of fanaticism. Fans will love it" - Daily Mail

"Transporting readers to sixteenth-century Languedoc where, against a backdrop of simmering sectarian tensions, nineteen-year-old Minou receives a mysterious message at her father’s bookshop. Gripping, complex and intensely atmospheric" - Mail on Sunday

"The Burning Chambers is a tour de force, a compelling adventure that views the past with insight, compassion and humour, and reminds us of the variety of women’s voices so often forgotten in the official accounts" - Observer

"Mosse does what good popular historical novelists do best – make the past enticingly otherworldly, while also claiming it as our own" - Independent

"A powerful storyteller with an abundant imagination" - Daily Telegraph