"Stunning . . . elegant . . . arresting . . . supple and harrowing." - The Wall Street Journal
?"An innovative, entrancing account of a popular figure that will appeal to fans of verse, history, and biography." - Kirkus, starred review
In poems that surprise and move readers, bestselling author David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a figure of fascination centuries after her extraordinary life and death.
Told through medieval poetic forms and in the voices of the people and objects in Joan of Arc's life, (including her family and even the trees, clothes, cows, and candles of her childhood), Voices offers an unforgettable perspective on an extraordinary young woman. Along the way it explores timely issues such as gender, misogyny, and the peril of speaking truth to power. Before Joan of Arc became a saint, she was a girl inspired. It is that girl we come to know in Voices.
| ISBN: | 9781328987594 |
| Publication date: | 26th March 2019 |
| Author: | David Elliott |
| Publisher: | Clarion Books an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 195 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women Children’s / Teenage social topics: Religious issues / debates Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse Children’s / Teenage fiction: Biographical fiction / autobiographical stories |
"Stunning . . . elegant . . . arresting . . . supple and harrowing." - The Wall Street Journal
?"An innovative, entrancing account of a popular figure that will appeal to fans of verse, history, and biography." - Kirkus, starred review
In poems that surprise and move readers, bestselling author David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a figure of fascination centuries after her extraordinary life and death.
Told through medieval poetic forms and in the voices of the people and objects in Joan of Arc's life, (including her family and even the trees, clothes, cows, and candles of her childhood), Voices offers an unforgettable perspective on an extraordinary young woman. Along the way it explores timely issues such as gender, misogyny, and the peril of speaking truth to power. Before Joan of Arc became a saint, she was a girl inspired. It is that girl we come to know in Voices.
Voices features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Religious issues / debates, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Biographical fiction / autobiographical stories
Voices is available in Hardback
Voices was written by David Elliott and published by Clarion Books an imprint of HarperCollins
Voices has 195 pages
£12.59