“Attention, ‘Game of Thrones’ fans: The most enjoyably sensational aspects of medieval politics—double-crosses, ambushes, bizarre personal obsessions, lunacy and naked self-interest—are in abundant evidence [here]. . . . Thanks to this book, a bit more of [Yolande of Aragon’s] remarkable life has been coaxed out into the open.”
—Laura Miller, Salon.com

“Goldstone has peeled back the nostalgic drapery of The Maid of Orleans, and tells the most complete history of Joan of Arc that I have ever read. . . . Gripping and informative and should be the next book you read.”
—Sacramento/San Francisco Book Review

“With compelling storytelling, Goldstone colorfully weaves together the tales of these two women [Yolande of Aragon and Joan of Arc]—one rich, one poor; one educated, one illiterate; one worldly, one simple—whose powerful personalities and deep allegiance to France helped shape the country’s future.”
—Publishers Weekly

“A dual biography of two fascinating medieval women with the descriptive energy of a novel.”

—Deirdre Donahue, USA Today (selected as an editor's book pick)