Joan the Mysterious Life of the Heretic Whot Becam a Saint

Spoto is one of the best biographers in the world today..His subject is far from easy yet the narrative is beautifully paced, and he injects it with understanding, sympathy, and well-argued conclusions, all based on contemporary materials. I have no hesitation in highly recommedning it. Skilled biographer Spoto draws in readers by illuminating his subjects so they give witness for themselves..A worthy contribution to a renewed understanding of a figure who still speaks to today's realities. An engaging, and at times gripping biography..The book's most fascinating aspect is the suspended day-to-day account of her yearlong trial and conviction for heresy.