Joan: A Novel of Joan of ArcBy: Katherine J. Chen This is not your grandmothers St. Joan. . . . If every generation gets the Joan it deserves, ours could do worse than an ass kicking, avenging angel fighting simply for the right to fight.The New York Times Book Review WINNER OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS BOOK AWARD It is as if Chen has crept inside a statue and breathed a soul into it, re creating Joan of Arc as a woman for our time.Hilary Mantel, #1 New York Times