by Donna Woolfolk Cross · Editorial Presença · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722368216
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«A Papisa Joana» is the historical novel by Donna Woolfolk Cross, published by Editorial Presença in paperback (488 pages, in Portuguese).
In Rome in the year 855, Joan is born into a world that imposes limits on her for being a woman, but her intelligence and determination lead her to defy them. Amid power struggles, conspiracies and fanaticism, she rises to the top of the Catholic hierarchy to become the only female pope in history. The novel blends historical rigor and legend.
The work falls into the category of History. It was originally published in English in 1996 under the title 'Pope Joan'.
Recommended for those who enjoy historical fiction, female protagonists and medieval settings.
Donna Woolfolk Cross is an American writer and the author of the novel Pope Joan, about a female Catholic Pope from 853 to 855. She is the daughter of Dorothy Woolfolk, a pioneering woman in the American comic book industry, and of novelist William Woolfolk.
