"Mosse's epic adventure weaves together the present and the past in an entertaining Grail-quest tale. In the present, Alice Tanner, a volunteer at a French archaeological excavation, stumbles across the skeletal remains of two people in a cave, as well as a ring with an intricate labyrinth engraved on it. Her discovery attracts the attention of two unsavory figures: Paul Authie, a sinister police inspector, and Marie-Ceile de l'Oradore, a wealthy, powerful woman. When the ring that Alice discovered and the friend that invited her out on the dig both disappear, Alice begins to fear for her safety. Interlinked with Alice's story is that of 17-year-old Alais, newly married to a handsome chevalier and living in thirteenth-century Carcassonne. The threat of French invasion grows every day, but Alais and her father are more concerned with protecting three sacred books that reveal the secret of the Grail. The Crusaders want the books, but two people much closer to home are working against Alais and her father, desirous of the promise of eternal life that the Grail offers. Although the novel contains lulls in places, the medieval story is exciting. Expect demand." (Booklist)
This book is a donation to BC from "Buchladen an der Kyll", an internet book store in Germany. Thank you!

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... on its way to beautifulhooker in UK,
who won it here.
Happy reading!

Thank you :) Finally got to my house! Damm the Royal mail! Look forward to reading it :)

I can't belive I didn't pick this up sooner. What an exciting read. I perfered Alais's story over Alice's but on a whole thought it was great. I loved how the characters were conected with each other. I've given myself a stiff neck reading hours after I should have put it down becuase I wanted to find out what happened. Will look out for other Mosse books. I think this will be well liked by fans of Ken Follett's Pillars Of The Earth.

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Granting wishes and keeping them moving!

Thank you so much, redfox5. It was such a surprise to come home from work and find this book waiting for me. (Thanks also to my lovely postman who hid it in my garden because it wouldn't fit through my letterbox!)

Once I have read this, I will see if I can find another Bookcrosser to surprise.