A world-wide bestseller, major motion picture and upcoming "Director's Cut" TV mini-series exclusively for the U.S!For a thousand years her existence has been denied. She is the legend that will not die–Pope Joan, the ninth-century woman who disguised herself as a man and rose to become the only female ever to sit on the throne of St. Peter. Now in this riveting novel, Donna Woolfolk Cross paints a sweeping portrait of an unforgettable heroine who struggles against restrictions her soul cannot accept.Brilliant and talented, young Joan rebels against medieval social strictures forbidding women to learn. When her brother is brutally killed during a Viking attack, Joan takes up his cloak–and his identity–and enters the monastery of Fulda. As Brother John Anglicus, Joan distinguishes herself as a great scholar and healer. Eventually, she is drawn to Rome, where she becomes enmeshed in a dangerous web of love, passion, and politics. Triumphing over appalling odds, she finally attains the highest office in Christendom–wielding a power greater than any woman before or since. But such power always comes at a price . . .In this international bestseller, Cross brings the Dark Ages to life in all their brutal splendor and shares the dramatic story of a woman whose strength of vision led her to defy the social restrictions of her day.
Donna Woolfolk Cross Books
Donna Woolfolk Cross is an author whose work delves into the power of language and its influence on our minds and perceptions. She explores how the words we use shape our lives and how media can subtly alter our viewpoints. With a passion for history and literary scholarship, her novels transport readers to the past, bringing bygone eras to life. Cross uses her profound understanding of language and narrative skill to craft compelling and thought-provoking stories.







Die Päpstin, Sonderedition, m. Audio-CD
- 557 pages
- 20 hours of reading
Ее существование было окружено тайной. Ее имя вычеркнули из учебников истории. Ее жизнь стала легендой! История запретной страсти, скрываемая Ватиканом более тысячи лет! Американская писательница Донна Вулфолк Кросс написала увлекательнейшую книгу - невероятную и вместе с тем реальную историю женщины, которая была готова пожертвовать жизнью, чтобы исполнить свое предназначение. Страстная и мужественная Иоанна умела любить, рисковать и побеждать. Она изменила лицо религии и взошла на папский престол. Два года спустя ее имя исчезло из архивов Ватикана… Между верой и сомнением, между истиной и ложью скрыта величайшая тайна хранительницы Священного престола.
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- 414 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Uprostred krutej zimy roku 841 pohanská žena dedinského kňaza v Ingelheime privedie na svet dievča menom Johana. Vyrastá s dvoma bratmi; starší z nich ju tajne naučí čítať a písať. Také vedomosti sú totiž aj po vláde osvieteného cisára Karola Veľkého vo Franskej ríši výsadou mužov...