Montségur, a novel
2022 - Flower of Life Press
This book started as a guidebook with a strong historical focus but due to information that emerged during the research process, it changed into a novel.
Southern France, 1236: Esme, a carefree forest child, is caught up in the early days of the Inquisition. Her beloved foster brother, Raimond, is taken into service by the inquisitor, Friar Pierre Tique. Frantic, Esme follows them. Her tortuous journey takes her to Carcassonne, Foix and eventually to Montségur. There she is drawn into the simple life on top of the mountain. As she learns more about their ways and practices, she develops a deeper understanding of the community’s connection to the bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdalene …