The Burning Chambers

The Joubert Family Chronicles, Book 1

De: Kate Mosse

Narrado por: Hattie Morahan

The Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller

‘Mosse is a master storyteller’ – Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe

Bringing sixteenth-century France vividly to life, Kate Mosse’s historical epic The Burning Chambers is a gripping story of love, betrayal, war and conspiracy. It is the first volume in the sweeping, spellbinding series, The Joubert Family Chronicles.

Carcassonne, 1562. Nineteen-year-old Catholic Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father’s bookshop. Sealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: SHE KNOWS THAT YOU LIVE.

But before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, a chance encounter with a young Huguenot convert, Piet Reydon, changes her destiny forever. For Piet has a dangerous mission of his own, and he will need Minou’s help if he is to get out of La Cité alive . . .

A thrilling adventure and a heartbreaking love story, The Burning Chambers is the first novel in Kate Mosse's enthralling, meticulously researched historical series. It is followed by The City of Tears.

'A tour de force' – The Observer

'Gripping, complex and intensely atmospheric' – The Mail on Sunday

©2018 Kate Mosse (P)2018 Macmillan Digital Audio

A Gripping Historical Journey with Minor Stumbles at the Finish

The Burning Chambers swept me away! I absolutely loved the book — the story moves at a wonderfully engaging pace, weaving rich historical detail with characters you truly care about. One of the standout joys is knowing it’s grounded in real historical events, which adds so much depth and weight to the narrative.

The audiobook’s narrator is fantastic — her voice brings the characters and setting to life beautifully. While her natural reading pace is quite slow, I found that speeding it up made for an even smoother listening experience without losing any of her nuance or emotion.

I’m already eager to dive into the next installments of the series!

My only small complaint is that the ending felt a bit rushed. Earlier chapters had some clever foreshadowing, but that also made parts of the conclusion a bit predictable. Still, this didn’t take away too much from the overall enjoyment.

Highly recommend for lovers of historical fiction and immersive audiobooks!

Love the thrill of all the historical events

The story is spellbinding I listen to the 4 books in a less than a month. I hope they make a movie or series out of this story so good.

classic

Well constructed and keeping up the pace and interest while drawing in history Very well read.

Narrator is excellent! Great story

Like the mix of history and fictional mystery. Sometimes hard to listen to if you are from Huguenot heritage