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Reviewed on August 18, 2023 | Fiction
This is the third novel by Mosse about the Huguenot diaspora of the 17th century (following The City of Tears), when French Protestants fled France for Amsterdam and other points west after the death of their protector, Henry IV, and the renewal of their religious persecution. The book's starting point is May 13, 1610. Louise Reydon-Joubert, newly 25, accepts her dead father's inheritance. The next day, the French king, Hen...Log In or Sign Up to Read More