a powerful storyteller with an abundant imagination’ Daily Telegraph
‘Her narrative lyricism, beautifully drawn female characters and deft journey from the past to the present day are also a cut above’ Scotland on Sunday
‘Try this if you enjoyed The Da Vinci Code but fancy something a bit more meaty’ News of the World
Labyrinth
‘Labyrinth might be described as the thinking woman’s summer reading, chick lit with A levels . . . Mosse wears her learning so lightly . . . In this she is reminiscent of those twin goddesses of popular historical fiction, Jean Plaidy and Mary Renault’ Guardian
‘Labyrinth is a reader’s Holy Grail, mixing legend, religion, history, past and present in a heart-wrenching, thrilling tale. Eat your heart out, Dan Brown, this is the real thing’
Val McDermid
‘A lovely, intelligent novel of discovery and loss, generous in its historical scope and intimate in its tender details’
Nicci Gerrard
‘This year’s gripping romp . . . Mosse’s novel is always intelligently written . . . Labyrinth will fulfil everyone’s expectations for it, not least because of Mosse’s passion for the subject matter and her narrative verve’ Observer
‘Labyrinth has all the ingredients of a summer blockbuster’
Daily Mail
‘Skilfully blending the lives of two women – separated by 800 years, yet united by a common destiny – Labyrinth is a time-slip adventure story steeped in the legends, secrets, atmosphere and history of the Cathars, Carcassonne and the Pyrenees’ Daily Express
‘An elegantly written time-slip novel set in France. There’s medieval passion and modern-day conspiracy, all revolving around three hidden books’ Independent
‘Vast and engrossing’ Scotsman