num_pages: 422
description: There are few historical heroines as fascinating and controversial as Pope Joan, a woman whose hunger for knowledge and independent nature led her to pass as a man and ultimately to attain the high seat in Rome. Pope Joan is a spellbinding tale of a woman who gave up everything, even her very name, for the sake of knowledge.
language: English
title: Pope Joan
titlecomplete: Pope Joan
characters: Pope Joan
genres: Historical, Womens, Book Club, Italy, Religion, Adult, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Adult Fiction
ratings_count: 70637
places: Italy, Rome
publisher: Crown