by Jeanne Bourin · Editions F. Bourin · tapa dura · ISBN 9782876860346
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«Les Pérégrines» is the historical novel by Jeanne Bourin, published by Editions F. Bourin in hardcover (446 pages, in French).
Brunissen, Flaminia and Alaïs, daughters of a parchment maker from Chartres, travel to Jerusalem during the Crusades. On their route through Constantinople, Nicaea, Antioch and Tripoli they suffer exhausting marches, hunger, disease and combat, while the rivalries of the Frankish lords and contradictory loves put the protagonists' faith to the test.
First installment of the Les Pérégrines series, published in 1989; the action is set during the First Crusade (1096-1099).
For readers of historical fiction interested in the crusades and the role of women during the Middle Ages.
Jeanne Bourin or Jeanne Mondot was a French writer known for her historical novels.
