I’ve only started this novel, but I LOVE the detailed description of the young Joan of Arc…Chen imagines what made this young French girl become a hero. Here are a few quotes that stood out so far:
“It is impossible to cheat him. Try, and he will give you a fist of reasons not to do it again.”
Katherine J Chen, Joan
“Above the Faerie Tree, Joan hears the susurration of wings, and a bird glides like a restless piece of night that won’t settle against the sky. “
Katherine J Chen, Joan
Katherine J Chen, Joan
“When she runs, as she does now, not because anyone is chasing her but simply for her own amusement, the nails in her pockets rattle like little invisible bells. Her single braid is the tail of a black cat whisking around a tree, a bend in the lane, a corner.”