Set around Carcassonne, jumping back and forth across 800 years, it's the story of two women's parallel quests to protect three books holding the secret of the Grail. The medieval sections are tremendously atmospheric: you can really imagine Carcassonne before the tourists came. A rollicking good read, if you're prepared to accept some of the more mystical elements (and much better than the over-hyped Da Vinci Code, bwl 23) - I couldn't put it down.
(Annie Noble - bwl 33 February 2006 ) |
