Mosse takes liberties in imagining the origins of Catharism although, to be fair, since so much was destroyed during the Crusade, not everything is known about this religion that has since disappeared. Many of the inhabitants of southwestern France were recognized as Cathars or Albigensians, a Gnostic sect or religion that challenged the material nature of the increasingly rich Catholic Church. Both plots in the book originate in 1209 in Carcassonne, the quintessential medieval fortified town which our new 8-day Cycling Languedoc, and 11-day Plus! French Catalonia bicycle tours will visit. The book revolves around the Albigensian Crusade, something I knew very little about but which actually shaped France’s history quite a bit. Labyrinth has two parallel plots with two female protagonists that take place in the 13th Century and 21st Century respectively and is set in southwestern France, especially around the fortified town Carcassonne. While there are similarities between the two books, there are also several differences, namely that Mosse’s book is historically much more accurate than Brown’s.
Anybody who was gripped by The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown will enjoy this well-researched, historical novel by British author Kate Mosse.
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