A remarkable reappraisal of Joan of Arc and her legendary deeds.

The story of Joan of Arc has always held a special fascination for writers - among them Voltaire, Mark Twain, George Bernard Shaw and Jean Anouilh. Here Thomas Keneally transforms the legend, presenting a Joan who is at once a tough radical, an instinctive soldier, a nagging prophet and a touchingly vulnerable girl - a haunting and compelling heroine framed by the tumultuous times in which she lived.

"A St. Joan book to remember . . . the familiar tragedy flames up with new and terrible effects in the retelling" - The Sunday Times

"A vivid recreation of Joan's age, so full of hypocrisy, vengeance, blood, treachery and madness - one that is eminently worth reading" - Financial Times

"A fictionally and spiritually satisfying Joan" - Guardian

"A great storyteller" - The Times

"To say that Mr Keneally writes like a man possessed implies an abandon and breathlessness far from his tense, sinewy prose; yet this is perhaps the only way to convey the power and immediate quality of his remarkable novel. The effect is one of excitement and absolute authority" - Sunday Telegraph