Book description
When Dr Alice Tanner discovers two skeletons during an archaeological
dig in southern France, she unearths a link with a horrific and brutal
past. But it's not just the sight of the shattered bones that makes her
uneasy; there's an overwhelming sense of evil in the tomb that Alice
finds hard to shake off, even in the bright French sunshine. Puzzled by
the words carved inside the chamber, Alice has an uneasy feeling that
she has disturbed something which was meant to remain hidden...
Eight hundred years ago, on the night before a brutal civil war ripped
apart Languedoc, a book was entrusted to Alais, a young herbalist and
healer. Although she cannot understand the symbols and diagrams the book
contains, Alais knows her destiny lies in protecting their secret, at
all costs.
Skilfully blending the lives of two women divided by centuries but
united by a common destiny, LABYRINTH is a powerful story steeped in the
atmosphere and history of southern France.
Now a major TV drama starring Jessica Brown-Findlay, Vanessa Kirby and
John Hurt. Kate Mosse is the author of two non-fiction books, two
plays and five novels, including the multi-million selling international
No. 1 bestseller, LABYRINTH. The first of her Languedoc Trilogy, it was
translated into 37 languages and published in 40 countries. The second
in the series, SEPULCHRE, was also a No. 1 bestseller, as was THE WINTER
GHOSTS. The Co-Founder and Honorary Director of the ORANGE PRIZE FOR
FICTION, she is on the board of the National Theatre and is Co-Director
of the Chichester Writing Festival with her husband, author and
translator, Greg Mosse.
