High are the mountains — Hannah Priebsch Closs

The story of Wolf of Foix, who idealistically seeks a better world, this describes the knights and troubadors and courts of love in the lushness of Southern France culminating with the thirteenth century siege of Carcassone. Highly readable and worthwhile. Her drama, and even her melodrama, ring true. Her characters establish themselves vigorously."" - NY Times. ""Unequivocally recommended...For those with a taste for historical fiction of unassailable literary merit."" - Library Journal.