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Holy Fools

AuthorJoanne Harris

NarratorAnne Dover

Duration12h 30m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Historical Novels

PublisherIsis

VersionUnabridged

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Set in 17th-century France against a backdrop of terror and religious frenzy. Juliette seeks refuge in a remote abbey - and reinvents herself as Soeur Auguste. Then her past turns up to haunt her in the guise of a man she has every reason to fear.

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