![]() John Hurt, (Elephant Man, V for Vendetta) and Jessica Brown-Findlay (Downton Abbey) were amongst a well known cast in 2013, filming for this mini-series of Kate Mosse’s best-selling novel Labyrinth in Carcassonne. The winner of Richard & Judy’s book of 2007, Kate deserves special kudos for her imaginative take on the grail itself in this elaborate thriller. ![]() She has a home in Carcassonne, and her novel shows her intimate familiarity with the ghosts and landscapes of the area. While Brown bows to history, Kate immerses her story in it. Kate touches on themes made popular by Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code-the grail, the history and legends of France. As historical clues unfold over the centuries, both find themselves immersed in the history and evil that surrounds them. Their stories are told in alternating chapters, weaving the two women’s lives together like a medieval tapestry, as both of them struggle to hide and protect their secrets. ![]() ![]() The story then jumps back 800 years when another young woman, Alais, has to protect an ancient book that contains the secrets of the Holy Grail. Labyrinth by Kate Mosse THE BOOKĪlice Tanner is a young British woman working on an archeological dig in the south of France near Carcassonne, when she discovers a new cave which has been hiding secrets for centuries. Something to say? Please leave a comment. ![]()
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