"Engaging . . "--Los Angeles Times Book ReviewFor a thousand years men have denied her existence--Pope Joan, the woman who disguised herself as a man and rose to rule Christianity for two years.

When her older brother dies in a Viking attack, the brilliant young Joan assumes his identity and enters a Benedictine monastery where, as Brother John Anglicus, she distinguishes herself as a scholar and healer. "Brings the savage ninth century vividly to life in all its alien richness. "--Rebecca Fraser, Author of The BrontesFrom the Trade Paperback edition.