Dove and Sword: A Novel of Joan of Arc (Point Signature)

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Summary: This book is GREAT!!
Review: This book isn't the best I've read. I picked this book up at the library because I adore Joan of Arc and I have studied her in school. This book isn't from Joan's point of view but from Gabrielle, a girl from Joan's village who was on a pillgramage with Joan's mother when she decided to follow Joan. She is now Gabrielle, a boy and page. This book gets more interesting because there is romance between Gabrielle and a boy she met at a convent? who also decided to follow Joan and become a soldier. What really made me angry about Joan's story is King Charles. She helped him become king and he (being the spineless weakling that he is) didn't help Joan when she was captured by the Burgundians. If you like Joan of Arc, watch the movie with Leelee Sobeinski!!

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Summary: an okay book!!
Review: This book isn't the best I've read. I picked this book up at the library because I adore Joan of Arc and I have studied her in school. This book isn't from Joan's point of view but from Gabrielle, a girl from Joan's village who was on a pillgramage with Joan's mother when she decided to follow Joan. She is now Gabrielle, a boy and page. This book gets more interesting because there is romance between Gabrielle and a boy she met at a convent? who also decided to follow Joan and become a soldier. What really made me angry about Joan's story is King Charles. She helped him become king and he (being the spineless weakling that he is) didn't help Joan when she was captured by the Burgundians. If you like Joan of Arc, watch the movie with Leelee Sobeinski!!

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Summary: Saint Joan's life is better told as biography than fiction.
Review: This book makes a reasonable attempt to convey the essence of Twain's "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc." However, in the process of fictionalization certain historical inaccuracies arise, such as Joan's attack on the local priest over his exorcism of some local fairies (?!), and the sentence of death declared by Bishop Cauchon. In fact, Joan brought flowers to Saint Catherine's statue while the other children danced around the fairy tree, and the Church never declared a sentence of death, but rather turned over excommunicates to the secular arm for "due punishment." While such technicalities may be considered trivial by some, such imprecision is likely to give a false impression not only of the Church in inquisitorial trials, but of Joan's relationship to the Church as well. Cauchon was eventually demoted, and Joan was first rehabilitated during what would have been her ordinary lifetime, and was eventually canonized. In spite of its problems, this book does present an inspiring portrait of Saint Joan, and young people can be drawn to her accordingly. Nevertheless, I feel that Joan's story is fantastic enough as it is, and that it therefore should be treated as a straight biography without any attempt at fictionalization, for in the latter case all that seems to be gained is a lack of historical accuracy. And that's no gain at all.

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Summary: One of the Best books I have ever read!
Review: This book was amazing! I didn't think much of it when I picked it up but after that I could never put it down again. It is a wonderful but tragic story of St. Joan of Arc, a young girl who goes to battle in France to end a terrible war. It is narrated by another girl, Gabrielle, who goes to war with her, as a healer. This book has so much depth and adventure and meaning to it. It is suspenseful, exciting, romantic, funny, sad, and breathtaking. Not many books have all that in it. I like books that change you after you read them and this was one of those books. This book was so well written and clear that it was like I was there with Gabrielle. I was excited with her, frightened with her and crying at the end with her. Read this incredible book and you won't be sorry.

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Summary: The war of a weakling
Review: This is a story about this family, one member of the family is trying to master healing, and the youngest and weakest one has a problem with the king of their country so she gets these other towns that have a problem with him to help her fight the king. They happen to win their fight because the king felt sorry for them and becomes a better and nicer king in the end.

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Summary: The war of a weakling
Review: This is a story about this family, one member of the family is trying to master healing, and the youngest and weakest one has a problem with the king of their country so she gets these other towns that have a problem with him to help her fight the king. They happen to win their fight because the king felt sorry for them and becomes a better and nicer king in the end.

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Summary: The Best Novel of Joan of Arc!
Review: This is my new editon to my favorite books list! I simly adorded it! The way the author described the characters and the battle seance was absolutely magnificant! What made this book even more interesting was that Nancy Garden added some bits and peices of romance for Gabrielle. If anyone enjoys both romance and history then this book is the perfect one for you. This book had stayed in the same place since I got it a month ago, but then I realized that I have not read it yet so I pulled myself away from my daily rutine and started reading this book, and right after the first chapter my mother had to pull me away from it so I could actually get an hour of sleep! I recomend this book to people who like or love History and drama, if you do get a chance to read it I swere that you shall never regret it!

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Summary: VERY INTERESTING TWIST TO JOAN OF ARC'S LIFE
Review: This was a very interesting book. It showed the realness of life during war through the eye's of Joan of Arc's childhood friend, Gabrielle. At times the book could be confusing, but overall, this is a page-turner.

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Summary: VERY INTERESTING TWIST TO JOAN OF ARC'S LIFE
Review: This was a very interesting book. It showed the realness of life during war through the eye's of Joan of Arc's childhood friend, Gabrielle. At times the book could be confusing, but overall, this is a page-turner.

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Summary: THE GREATEST BOOK EVER!
Review: This was the best book ever! I loved the details and the characters. The story was well written, and I loved the way it was in first person. The way it was written, it was like you were right there beside Gabrielle! During battles and healing the sick, I could almost smell the stench of burning and decaying flesh! (That wasn't too pleasant) I highly recommend this book! It contains everything you might possibly be wanting to read. It has romance, action, drama, everything! I could read this book a million times and still be as amazed by it the first time! You have to read this book! If you don't, you're missing out big time baby!!