Sepulchre - Kate Mosse

I absolutely loved Kate Mosse's book Labyrinth and so was really excited about this new book, Sepulchre, coming out. I went out to buy it on the first weekend of release. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kate Mosse lives between England and France. She is the co-founder of the Orange Prize for Fiction. She has written five other books: Labyrinth, Crucifix Lane, Eskimo Kissing and non-fiction works on the Royal Opera House and becoming a mother. Labyrinth won a prize from the Richard and Judy Book Club and Waterstones so expectations were high for Sepulchre. THE STORY: Sepulchre is, like Labyrinth, ser in two different times. Half the ...  Read the complete review

Following from the success of her novel Labyrinth, Kate Mosse tried to take some of its successful formula and translate it into ta new and intriguing story. However, much like Dan Brown's formula, you sort of know what you're going to get before the end of the book comes along. The style is very much the same as Labyrinth, taking two timelines and telling what is essentially two different stories that intertwine between the lines. First of all, Mosse introduces us to Leonie Vernier in 1891, who escapes to the south of France with her brother to their aunt's Domaine de la Cade. Here, the world of tarot cards enters Leonie's life. Concurrently to this, Mosse ...  Read the complete review

Sepulchre is a tale of two time periods. The story begins in September 1891 and follows the life of Léonie Vernier and her family. When we first meet her, she is attending the funeral of her brother's (Anatole) partner, but Léonie's attendance at the funeral has not gone unnoticed. Hundreds of miles away, far south of Paris there is a stirring in the Sepulchre, which starts a chain of events in motion that not only affects Léonie, but also affects the life of Meredith Martin. Meredith is an American who has flown over to Paris in October 2007 to seek out information for her biography of Claude Debussy, and also to travel south, again for links to Debussy, ...  Read the complete review

"Sepulchre" was written by English writer Kate Mosse (no, not the waifish model), in 2007. My paperback version has 739 pages, plus 32 pages of notes and information at the back. Kate Mosse was born in 1961, and is better known for her 2005 novel "Labyrinth". Plot outline. ~~~~~~~~ The novel has two narrators, from two different time periods. In 1891, Leonie Vernier feels a little tied down by the constraints that society puts on her. Being a lady and all that. When she is given the oppertunity to travel to her Aunts isolated country house near Carcassonne, Domaine de la Cade, she is ...  Read the complete review

The bestselling author of Labyrinth returns with her new offering, Sepulchre. I was not that taken with Labyrinth and am not too sure why I wanted to try her again to be honest but I did. Having heard so much hype about Labyrinth I felt let down when i read it, so my expectations of this book were low, and I was glad to say that my opinion of Mosse as an author has improved. Like Labyrinth the book is set in the French area of Carcasonne. A historical novel in two time areas, 2007 and 1891 onwards. The story is one of family bonds, love and a bit of ghost for good measure. The 1891 story follows Leonie Vernier and her brother Anatole as they go to ...  Read the complete review