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Girl. Warrior. Heretic. Saint? Joan of Arc is transformed into a flesh-and-blood young woman: reckless, steel-willed, and brilliant. Can you strip a saint of her faith and still keep her spirit alive? In Joan, Katherine J. Chen attempts a bold, secular reimagining of the iconic Joan of Arc.
The glass slipper has shattered. 200 years after Cinderella, the kingdom of Mersailles is a nightmare for women. Sophia refuses to be “chosen” at the royal ball. Choosing her own heart over a Prince’s decree, she teams up with a forgotten rebel to expose the lie of the fairy tale.