{"product_id":"beyond-the-myth-the-story-of-joan-of-arc-9780395981382","title":"Beyond the Myth: The Story of Joan of Arc","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe king was going mad . . . So begins Polly Schoyer Brooks's account of one of history's most compelling stories and one of the world's most popular heroines-Joan of Arc. Brooks tells us of a fifteenth-century France ravaged by war, plague, and religious conflict; of a king who suffered fits of madness and his weak son who made a disappointing successor; and of a peasant girl from the countryside who accomplished what appeared to be miracles by rallying the dispirited French nation with her desire to see the rightful king rule. Little more than a year after her astounding triumphs-uniting the nation and securing the throne for Charles VII with her victory over the English at Orlean-nineteen-year-old Joan was imprisoned on charges of witchcraft and sorcery, tried for heresy, and burned at the stake. Polly Schoyer Brooks's detailed narrative unveils the spirited young woman who became a patron saint and continues to inspire courage and faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrooks, Polly Schoyer:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Polly Schoyer Brooks lives in New Canaan, Connecticut, where she enjoys her four children, ten grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460194275602,"sku":"9780395981382","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b0d66413-3202-451d-b71a-703b1fbc1ebd.jpg?v=1730033228","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beyond-the-myth-the-story-of-joan-of-arc-9780395981382","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}