The City of Tears
By Kate Mosse

Aand Sunday Timesand Best Paperbacks of the Year Pick'Religious fanaticism, political intrigue and the heart-wrenching tale of a lost child . . . with women firmly centre stage' -and The Mail on SundayA gripping story of one family's fight to survive against the devastating tides of history,and The City of Tearsand by Kate Mosse is an epic adventure, sweeping from Carcassonne to Paris and Amsterdam.Paris, 1572.and For ten violent years, the Wars of Religion have raged across France. Now, peace has been brokered and a royal engagement announced that could see the country reunited at last.An invitation has arrived for Minou Joubert and her family to attend the wedding. Little does she know that her family's most dedicated enemy will also be there, that the Jouberts will soon be forced to flee for their lives to Amsterdam, and that someone she loves dearly will disappear without a trace . . .The City of Tearsand is the second volume in Kate Mosse's No. 1 international bestselling Joubert Family Chronicles. Continue the adventure withand The Ghost Ship.Praise for The Joubert Family Chronicles:'A tour de force' -and The Observer, onand The Burning Chambers'An utterly absorbing epic' - Lucy Foley, bestselling author ofand The Paris Apartment, onand The City of Tears'Meticulously researched and stunningly written' - Santa Montefiore, bestselling author ofand Wait for Me, onand The Ghost Ship