The Huguenot Chronicles: Books 1 - 3: A historical fiction trilogy

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A little long and repetitions in spots but certainly touches upon many major events and describes major cities of the times.

The Huguenot Chronicles, Books 1 - 3: Merchants of Virtue

If Jeanne and Jacob can't find a way to evade the soldiers' clutches, their family will face a fate far worse than poverty and imprisonment. Before launching into this epic story, it is advisable to read the short prequel, available as a free novella or audiobook, which introduces the family and sets the scene.

The author does an outstanding job of getting the reader to feel the cruelty that the Protestant community was forced to endure - not just in their homeland, but as far as the New World as well. The three novels that make up The Huguenot Chronicles trilogy have been collected into a bundle which is available in eBook and audio book here. Jacob is sent to the West Indies where he realizes despite his beliefs sometimes it’s kill or be killed. It was all I could do to finish the series and I found myself browsing the last book rather than reading in detail. Whilst it's good to see a historical novel that's set outside the reigns of Henry VIII or Elizabeth I for once, I found it hard to get excited about this trilogy.

The Huguenot Chronicles: Books 1-3 - Fantastic Fiction The Huguenot Chronicles: Books 1-3 - Fantastic Fiction

I would love to see this made into a film, one of the great Epics such as Dr Zhivago, this is how much this story has impressed me. I haven't read many historical novels, particularly about this period in time, although I have a great interest in it. If you like fast-paced adventure, vivid depictions of the past, and heartfelt tales of love and loyalty, then you'll love Paul C. Then he begins the journey back to London where he intends to reunite with his wife, Jeanne and their children.Louis XIV’s soldiers will stop at nothing to convert the country’s Huguenot "heretics", yet Jeanne and Jacob hold fast to their Protestant principles of liberty of conscience. That said this is a personal opinion and as such, I perhaps prefer to be more invested in my characters than the author could manage for me. This question has cropped up a number of times now so, on the occasion of an interesting talk last Monday (July 27) with members of the Book Club of St. Although there is no doubt that Protestants were persecuted in this time, the author is careful to include sympathetic Catholic characters, as well, and I came away with a much better understanding of the period. The mother is driven into hiding in the home of a lowly weaver, where the high-born but humble woman learns the art of weaving.