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Prolific novelist and biographer Harrison (Enchantments) has penned an engrossing narrative of the life and times of Joan of Arc (1412–31). Countless writers over the centuries have presented varying interpretations of the peasant girl who saved France, and this volume is no exception. Depicting Joan as a courageous heroine who defied the gender limits of her time, Harrison consciously and deliberately identifies characteristics of Joan with those of Jesus Christ. Defining "transfigur...Log In or Sign Up to Read More