简介：WriterandhistorianDrHelenCastorexploresthelife-anddeath-ofJoanofArc.Joanwasanextraordinaryfigure-afemalewarriorinanagethatbelievedwomencouldn'tfight,letaloneleadanarmy.ButJoanwasdrivenbyfaith,andtodaymorethaneverweareacutelyawareofthepoweroffaithtodriveactionsforgoodorill. Sinceherdeath,Joanhasbecomeaniconforalmosteveryone-theleftandtheright,CatholicsandProtestants,traditionalistsandfeminists.ButwhereinallofthisistherealJoan-theexperiencesofateenagepeasantgirlwhoachievedtheseeminglyimpossible?Throughanastonishingmanuscript,wecanhearJoan'sownwordsathertrial,andasHelenunpicksJoan'sstoryandplacesherbackintheworldthatsheinhabited,therealhumanJoanemerges.…