It is the spring of 1429, and fourteen year old Genevieve in Provence is faced with a terrifying predicament: Someone, by means of a forged letter, has lured her brother Blaise into a deadly trap in the north of war-torn France--and she is determined to save him. Accompanied only by her beloved dog, Noirine, Genevieve sets out on the harrowing journey from Aubagne, close to the Mediterranean Sea, to Poissy, just west of Paris. She has no idea what lies ahead; she only knows that she must overtake Blaise before he is trapped. Genevieve will meet friars, Gypsies, pilgrims, lepers, and even a crazed woman who believes she is a witch. She will meet danger in many forms: storms, a mysterious assailant in the night, wild beasts, and marauding soldiers from the seemingly endless war between France and England. But nothing can deter Genevieve from her quest to reach her brother Blaise before evil befalls him. While Genevieve is on her journey, two of the first ladies of France--Joan of Arc and the writer Christine de Pisan--are on quests of their own, and cross her path. In this race against time, a courageous young woman forges an unforgettable journey against the backdrop of the Hundred Years War."