New York Times bestseller Kate Mosse brings sixteenth-century Languedoc vividly to life in The Burning Chambers, a gripping story of love, betrayal, war, adventure, conspiracies, and divided loyalties. France 1562: As the Wars of Religion begin to take hold, a courageous Catholic woman and a passionate Huguenot believer find themselves united in a quest to uncover a long-buried secret. Carcassonne 1562. Nineteen-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father's bookshop. Sealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: She knows that you live. Before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, a chance encounter with a young Huguenot convert, Piet Reydon, changes her destiny forever. Piet has a dangerous mission of his own, and he will need Minou's help if he is to get out of La Cité alive. A thrilling adventure and a heartbreaking love story, The Burning Chambers is a historical novel of excitement, conspiracy, and danger like no other.