La Louve éditions
L’impénitente
Anne Brenon
Published Tuesday 16 June 2026
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It would be a novel in which all the heroes had existed, a novel in which all or almost all the events would be attested, a novel which would give back to its characters the words they actually said, to the good Cathar men the sermons they actually delivered and the precise gestures of their Christian ritual, to the inquisitors the letter of their interrogations and their sentences.
With her luminous and rich writing, where emotion springs forth in every sentence, Anne Brenon takes us to the dawn of the 14th century, following in the footsteps of Guillelme Maury of Montaillou, to share with us a beautiful story of love and faith, an extraordinary story precisely because it is true. At a very young age, Guillelme accomplished what, at that time, was almost unthinkable for a woman: in the name of her love and religious convictions, she left a brutal husband and embarked on the path to her freedom, ultimately sacrificing her life in the process.
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