Lives are linked by destiny to solve the worlds most. I enjoyed the interludes to the past, with the monk travelling to hide the Codex, and then some of his life thereafter. Based on the best-selling series of novels by Kate Mosse comes Labyrinth, a four-hour mini-series. I know war is brutal, and it would have been at that point in time, but it just wasn’t for me. The ending frustrated me more than I can describe – the was the author treated one of the characters before the ultimate end is something that I felt was unnecessary. And in some places it was just too slow moving for me to really enjoy, and had me questioning the worth of those parts. Perfect cover.ĭespite it’s easy read, I did struggle with it. They aren’t suspected of it because they are women. These women fight against the impending Nazi invasion, whether it’s handing out pamphlets, helping refugees get to the right places or setting off bombs.

The author is refreshing in that she uses mainly female characters in all of her narratives, and this one is no different.

It is, in essence, a story about a group of women fighting in a resistance group in the Midi during the course of WWII. The writing flowed nicely, the scenes were beautiful. Kate Mosse is an international bestselling author with sales of more than five million copies in 42 languages. Kate is the Co-Founder and Chair of the Board of the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction (previously the Orange Prize) and in June 2013, was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to literature. It wasn’t like that at all, and was actually a pretty easy read. This is a very heart-rending thriller/drama based on the historical events of the 13th century in Carcassone in France when the search for the Holy Grail flashes back from a 21st century descendant and keeper of the secrets even though she is unaware of it. This is one of those books that I had put off reading because of it’s sheer size – at over 900 pages I thought it was going to be one of those books that I wouldn’t ever make it to the end of.

That was the most detailed summary I could find on both GoodReads and Amazon. A time of courage, betrayal, loyalty – and love.

Labyrinth kate mosse summary