Books about popes legends what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists. Anita diamant philippa gregory tracy chevalier amy tan chris bohjalian sarah dunant jane hamilton anna quindlen frank mc court rebecca wells books. Donna woolfolk cross graduated cum laude, phi beta kappa, from the university of pennsylvania in 1969 with a b. She moved to london, england, and worked as an editorial assistant for w. Oct 21, 2009 the germanmade film, based on donna woolfolk cross book, pope joan. The author, donna woolfolk cross joined us via telephone for our discussion everyone agreed that it was our best ever and pope joan our favorite book so far weve been meeting monthly for over three years and this is the first book that everyone liked. Pope joan is a 1996 novel by american writer donna woolfolk cross. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. A woman of english extraction born in the german city of ingelheim in the ninth century disguises herself as a man and rises through the vatican ranks. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
The beautiful couple by woolfolk, william and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pope joan by cross, donna woolfolk june 9, 2009 paperback paperback. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Books about joan legendary pope what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists. Discover book depositorys huge selection of donna w cross books online. She moved to london, england, after graduation, and worked as an editorial assistant for a small publishing house on fleet street, w.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of donna woolfolk cross books online. Upon her return to the united states, cross worked at young and rubicam, a madison avenue advertising firm, before going on to graduate school at ucla. Pope joan by donna woolfolk cross book club discussion. Donna woolfolk cross graduated cum laude from the university of pennsylvania with a b. For the most part this novel is the story of a young woman, whose desire to gain more knowledge compels her to dress up as a man, who eventually rises to become the pope. The recreation of high medieval ages is very well done, with people full of dirt and seakness, and with a lot of violence. Church historymiddle ages popeslegends joan legendary pope infobuy.
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She is the daughter of dorothy woolfolk, a pioneering woman in the american comic book industry, and of novelist william woolfolk. Donna woolfolk cross novel heinrich hadding screenplay release date. With johanna wokalek, david wenham, john goodman, iain glen. Donna woolfolk cross is currently considered a single author. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The germanmade film, based on donna woolfolk cross book, pope joan. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query. She is the legend that will not diethe woman who disguised herself as a man and sat for two years on the papal throne. Directed by sonke wortmann, it stars johanna wokalek as joan, david wenham as gerold, her lover, and john goodman as pope sergius ii. Cross makes an excellent, entertaining case in her work of historical fiction. Browse donna woolfolk cross s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles.
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