Reviews

“Known as the Joan of Arc of the south, Esclaramunda de Fois is the powerful, brilliant, and courageous leader of spiritual resistance against the genocidal Albigensian Crusade. Her life and teachings come alive when Isobel, who is researching the link between the troubadours and the Cathars, is shown a manuscript (Sovinensa), hidden for centuries. This is an eyewitness account of the period written by Esclaramunda’s student. The manuscript’s owners, Agnès and Guilhèm, discuss with Isobel events as they unfold in the Sovinensa and the remarkable similarity between the thirteenth century and what is happening all over the world today. Although the contemporary setting is fiction, the Sovinensa of Auzina is fact.”

“This great historical novel is a skillful counterpoint between dramatized history based on the mediaeval manuscript and contemporary reflections on the ever-present dangers of the same totalitarian tendencies that threaten our own freedoms. Most of all, the manuscript reveals the original core spiritual teachings of the Cathars. A profoundly inspirational read in our own dark and challenging times.”

"Warriors of the Light plunges its reader back in time to the 13th century in Occitania -- an area with a unique culture in the south of France. Interweaving the present-day discovery of a hitherto unknown 13th century document with the history that it reveals, we meet a remarkable woman named Esclarmonde de Foix who was a critical force in the resistance to the Albigensian Crusade. This book is a revelation."

“André Dedieu has met the challenge of combining a scholarly work with both historical and contemporary contexts in his highly readable book about a unique time and place filled with intriguing characters. His story brings medieval times to life as he explores unusual circumstances relevant to our own times. An original work not to be missed!”