france, southwest

Two women, separated by eight centuries, become caught up in the same mystery when volunteer archaeologist Alice Tanner, working in a cave near Carcassonne, stumbles upon two skeletons, and a stone ring engraved with a labyrinth which had been entrusted to Alais, the daughter of one of the appointed guardians of the Holy Grail, in 1209 on the eve of the invasion by French Crusaders.

Two women, separated by eight centuries, become caught up in the same mystery when volunteer archaeologist Alice Tanner, working in a cave near Carcassonne, stumbles upon two skeletons, and a stone ring engraved with a labyrinth which had been entrusted to Alais, the daughter of one of the appointed guardians of the Holy Grail, in 1209 on the eve of the invasion by French Crusaders.

Ella Turner moves to France with her husband expecting a quiet life, begins researching her family's French ancestry, and discovers unsettling parallels between herself and a woman who lived four centuries earlier.

Presents area-by-area information for travelers to the Aquitaine region of southwest France, including details on its history, landscape, sights to see, things to do, lodgings, and restaurants, and provides color photos, maps, and cutaway illustrations of significant architecture.