Maid of Heaven: The Story of Saint Joan of Arc
by Ben D. Kennedy
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Author: Ben D. KennedyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-15
ISBN: 0975265628
Number of pages: 112
Publisher: RLK Press Inc.
Book Reviews of Maid of Heaven: The Story of Saint Joan of Arc
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Summary: 5 Stars
When the smashing Leelee Sobieski film about Joan of Arc came out in 1998, I immediately began searching the hundreds of books about Joan to find the best one portraying her story. Not until this year, with this little book have I succeeded.
Joan was an extraordinary woman who heard the voices of God and His servants singing in her heart from the time she was a devout child. By the time she was a young woman, the Holy voices had strengthened, beckoning her to a deadly, glorious mission she never imagined. She responded to the heart song God gave her and began her journey, turning her life into a living psalm written for His Glory. This book, in turn, is like a song dedicated to her and God; rich with information and melodious in word, this new piece of literature is written in poem form. All the major events of Joan's life, including the locations she visited, the various battles she fought, and the reactions of those around her are recorded here in beautiful lilting print, sometimes rhyming and sometimes not. The educational aspect of the book is as fluid as the poetic one; as you find yourself following Joan's story and rolling the poetry off your tongue, you may not even notice at first how easily all the vital facts about Joan's life are absorbed into memory. With this book, author Ben Kennedy has given us both an essential learning tool (one shorter and far more fun to read than many a textbook) and a moving dedication to God and one of His greatest servants, a woman who reflected her Lord as both a lionheart warrior and a lamb to sacrifice. I highly recommend this book to all!
Summary of Maid of Heaven: The Story of Saint Joan of Arc
NEW BOOK ABOUT JOAN OF ARC POETICALLY TELLS HER LEGENDARY STORY IN A WAY THAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE WITH HER AS SHE MAKES HISTORY!Everyone has heard of Joan of Arc but how many people really know the complete story about this famous person? Perhaps it is the complexity of all that happened to her and the long, hard to read biographies that keep most people from knowing the full story. Ben D. Kennedy solves this problem by delivering an easy to read yet compelling biography that covers the life of Joan of Arc in a way that is both beautiful and inspiring.
The story of Joan of Arc is so remarkable that it is one that everyone should fully know. Called by God to rescue her people from the invading English, she answers the call when she is only sixteen years old. A little over two years later, she is dead but in the brief time she lived, she accomplished as much as anyone in history and became the legendary figure that she remains today.
At first glance, you might wonder how a poem can cover such a story but Kennedy explains: "I can say in a poem in a few lines what it would take pages to say in a regular biography and say it better. In today¿s world, few people have the time or the inclination to read a thousand page biography but Maid of Heaven can be read in less than an hour." The other advantages to the poetic form of writing become apparent as you read Maid of Heaven. The sheer beauty of the easy flowing verse brings to the story a kind of Homeric heroism echoing classic epic poems of the past.
"I was impressed by his clever English prose that was able to combine actual historical fact and the words spoken by Joan herself."
Virginia Frohlick - Founder and Director of the Joan of Arc Center- Albuquerque, NM
"Mr. Kennedy does an amazing job of putting such a lyrical story into capitivating lyrical form. "
Chris Snidow - Author, musician and leader of three Joan of Arc pilgrimages in France.
"Expertly Composed and Highly Recommended"
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