Joan: The Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint - Softcover

"Thought provoking and very readable... Joan's story is significant and should be retold...."--United Press International

"I have never read a biography that affected me so deeply as a Catholic or as a woman."--Sr. Joan Chittister, author of Called to Question and columnist for The National Catholic Reporter

"[Spoto] approaches his subject with the sophistication of a historian and the admiration of a true believer."--Washington Post

"A magnificent introduction to one of the most misunderstood and controversial of all the saints."--James Martin, SJ, editor of America Magazine, author of My Life With the Saints

"Spoto's new biography is like bringing reality TV into a 15th century courtroom . . .a stunning miscarriage of justice."--Denver Post

"Spoto is a surprisingly apt biographer for [Joan] ...."--Slate

"Donald Spoto is one of the best biographers in the world today. "--Acclaimed biographer Mary S. Lovell, author of the national bestselling The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family

"A worthy contribution to a renewed understanding of a figure who still speaks to today's realities."--Library Journal

"A fresh and definitive biography in the context of Joan of Arc's times."--International Herald Tribune

..".a lively, accessible book ...with a cogent discussion of faith, mystery and early church politics."--Washington Times