The Jester
by Andrew Gross, James Patterson
Book Summary Information
Author: Andrew Gross, James PattersonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-02-01
ISBN: 0446613843
Number of pages: 496
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Book Reviews of The Jester
Book Review: I personally loved this book!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just read a great book called "The Jester". When I found out it
was a period piece set in France during the Crusades I didn't think
I would enjoy it, but I really liked the book enough to read it all
in two nights. It's a different kind of book for Patterson, but a
really good one.
At first it starts out with these archeologists finding something
that was buried underneath were they were building a strip mall.
Then they start telling the story of the Jester.
At first the Jester was actually an innkeeper along with his wife.
The innkeeper was raised on the road and learned many tricks. He
came to a town in which lived the woman he intended to marry, he
came to visit her each year on his travels until one day he made her
agree to marry him.
Together the innkeeper (he is not truly a Jester at this point) and
his wife run the inn and they are incredibly happy, except for the
fact that they are unable to have a child. One day a band of
travelers come by, they are on their way to the Crusades. The
innkeeper wants to join along with the travelers, but his wife holds
him back.
Well, later on the same night riders come through town, they are
knights from the lordship Baldwin, the town is under his rule. The
riders wanted to know about the travelers from the Crusades and who
had joined along with them. The riders wreak havoc on the little
French town. The innkeeper is inspired to join with the Crusades.
The innkeeper dreams of being free from Baldwin's rule and he feels
that the Crusades will help him do just that. Even though he is not
a religious man he thinks that the fighting on the side of the
Crusades is the side of the right, though he soon finds out that
they are just as blood thirsty as the Turks that were fighting. He
becomes disgusted by all the horror and blood, he deserts and makes
his way back home.
The innkeeper had been gone three years and when he returns he finds
only more horror. More riders came through the town after he had
deserted, his inn had been burned to the ground. His wife had been
beaten and raped and then dragged away. Also, he learns even more
horror because he had impregnated his wife on his last night there
and they had a son. The son didn't live past two years because one
of the riders threw him into the fire that was the inn.
The innkeeper promises vengeance and wants to bring his wife back.
It is a fool's quest but he goes on anyways. It is a story of the
weak trying to overcome the strong. I won't tell you anymore about
it, so that I don't go too far and ruin the ending, but it just gets
better from here.
Summary of The Jester
You are about to begin the most thrilling James Patterson novel yet. Hugh De Luc returns from the Crusades to discover that his terrifying nightmare has just begun. Merciless killers have slain his young son, kidnapped his wife, Sophie, and destroyed his town in their search for a priceless relic from the Crucifixion. Hugh's quest to find Sophie is one of the most pulse-pounding adventures, mysteries, and unforgettable love stories in all of thriller fiction.Historical Books
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