Saint Joan of Arc

Vita Slackville-West, one of the great writers of the century, tells one of the msot extraordinary tales of history with a brillance attuned to the religious and feministic implications of Joan's tragic life. Relying on the detailed historical records from her trial, Sackville-West reconstructs the scenes of the story: the slow growth of Joan's convictions, the great victories, and the pathos of her death. We see Joan's courage in her trial, an illiterate teenager facing the learned churchmen of Rouen in a fatal battle of wits. She answers with straightforward conviction, and she convinces us every time. Within these pages Sackvile-West has brought to life the heart and mind of this heroic and mysterious woman.