A review by suannelaqueur
The Maid and the Queen: The Secret History of Joan of Arc by Nancy Goldstone

5.0

For those who love this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing they will love. I love this sort of thing, yet I have a terrible habit of reading biographies of tragic historical figures and thinking I'll get an alternate ending this time. Spoiler alert: this time, after being exploited, abused, interrogated and subjected to a sham trial in which the record was falsified to get the already-decided-upon verdict the English wanted, and without the ungrateful French King lifting a finger to intercede, Joan is burned at the stake and her remains dumped into the Loire. Wow, who saw that coming?! Anyway, Yolande of Aragon is one badass bitch. Goldstone is a badass historian and one of the top draft picks for my Fantasy All-Star Teachers League. (Of course, there isn't any such thing, but there should be.)