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My life came in two pieces of time. There was the time before I heard the voice, and then there was the time after.
Before she became the legendary Joan of Arc, the child Joan lived the simple life of a farm girl in the village of Domremy in France. Joan saw the work of God all around her, in the tall gnarled grandfather tree, in the small gentle sheep on the family farm, and in the faces of her dear friends and neighbors. Then one day Joan had a dream. She dreamed that three saints came to her and gave her a glorious yet terrible mission: to reunite her war-torn country and restore its rightful king to the throne.
Dutifully, Joan takes up the seemingly impossible task. But how, she wonders, can a simple farm girl accomplish such deeds?
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From Kirkus Reviews:
Barbara Dana is an award-winning author of books for children and young adults. Her books include Zucchini, Zucchini Out West, Crazy Eights, Necessary Parties, Rutgers and the Water Snouts, and Spencer and his Friends. An actress as well as a writer, Ms. Dana has appeared in several films on television and on the stage. It was while playing the starring role in a production of Joan of Lorraine that she felt the need to tell Joan's story. Young Joan was the result. Ms. Dana lives in South Salem, New York, with her yellow lab, Riley. She has three sons.
A beautifully crafted fictional portrait of Joan of Arc, from her first visions until she leaves on her historic mission. Joan's own revealing narrative voice is the center of interest here: wholly trusting in God's goodness and the wisdom of her guiding saints; loving the world's beauty and treasuring other creatures, especially the animals on her father's farm; concerned for family, friends--and enemies; quiet, obedient, but eloquently persuasive; genuine in her humility, regarding any good she does as God's. Joan recounts the temporal and spiritual events that prepare her, by almost imperceptible degrees, for her role. Though she's not considered remarkable in her village, she's already recognized as having a gift for healing; and though family and neighbors create a loving, supportive community, the threat of violence from marauding Burgundians is unremitting. Adopting a spare style whose simplicity effectively suggests Joan's intelligence and naivet‚, Dana follows the growth of Joan's governing idea through poignantly poetic exchanges with her voices. There is a great deal of repetition, but it allows the reader's perception to deepen along with Joan's own sense of her purpose. An epilogue, still in Joan's voice (from beyond the fire) completes the story; though the novel seems carefully researched, a note differentiating fact from fiction would have been welcome. A convincing, unforgettable--and nondoctrinaire-- re-creation. (Fiction. 11+) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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- PublisherBlackstone Audiobooks
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0786196912
- ISBN 13 9780786196913
- BindingAudio CD
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