by Donna W. Cross · Aufbau-Verlag GmbH · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783746614007
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«Die Päpstin» is the historical novel by Donna W. Cross, published by Aufbau-Verlag in paperback (586 pages, in German).
In the ninth-century Frankish kingdom, young Johanna, daughter of a stern cleric and a pagan mother, receives an education in philosophy and medicine forbidden to women. Aware that her knowledge puts her in danger, she disguises herself as a monk, enters Fulda monastery, and reaches Rome, where her skill as a physician leads her to the papal throne.
The novel was originally published in English as «Pope Joan»; the German version appeared in 1998.
A work for readers of historical fiction and stories about women who defy the norms of their time.
