This is a new look at the sainted Joan D’Arc and it is told by a very talented authoress. Joan is presented as a warrior fighting to survive even as a child. Of course, the egos of the men she had to deal with were a factor in her downfall. Having read of this historical time several times, I feel the the French king she helped to crown was accurately portrayed as unfit to rule anything. This is the best book I have read this year.