Discussion Starter: Do you think there really was a Pope Joan? According to the author, Joan's story was universally known and accepted until the seventeenth century. Why do you think that changed? Why do you think medieval society considered it unnatural and a sin for women to educate themselves or be educated?

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Reviewer: Sharon
I enjoyed this book... the combination of a good fiction laced with all sorts of fascinating historical facts made it a winner with me! In this story you follow Joan from her humble beginnings to her ultimate destiny...to become pope. Although parts of the story seem a little too coincidental, I still found it to be a good read. And I especially enjoyed the author's note, in which the author clarifies which parts of the story are based on fact. This is something that always nags at me when I read historical fiction, and it was very nice to have some of my questions answered directly after reading the story.