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The
2007 Award
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Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
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ABOUT
THE BOOK
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| July
1209: in Carcassonne a young girl is given a mysterious book by her father
which he claims contains the secret of the true Grail. Although Alaïs
cannot understand the strange words and symbols hidden within, she knows
that her destiny lies in protecting it. It will take great sacrifice and
faith to keep the secret of the labyrinth safe - a secret that stretches
back thousands of years to the deserts of Ancient Egypt . . .
July
2005: Alice Tanner stumbles upon two skeletons during an archaeological
dig in the mountains outside Carcassonne. Inside the hidden tomb where
the bones lie crumbling, she experiences an overwhelming sense of malevolence,
as well as a creeping understanding that, however impossible it seems,
she can somehow understand the mysterious ancient words carved into the
rock. Too late, Alice realises she's set in motion a terrifying sequence
of events that she cannot control and that her destiny is inextricably
tied up with the fate of the Cathars 800 years before. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
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Kate Mosse is the author of two previous novels and two non-fiction books. She presented BBC 4's flagship Readers and Writers Roadshow and is a guest presenter of Radio 4's Saturday Review. The co-founder and Honorary Director of the Orange Prize for Fiction, Kate is also a trustee of Arts & Business, Arts & Kids and the Arts Council of England. In 2000, she was named European Woman of Achievement for her contribution to the arts. She lives with her family in West Sussex and Carcassonne. |
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