The School At Chartres combines the intrigue of a thriller with the sophistication of a major international literary work reminiscent of A. S. Byatt. Set partly in 1990s Montreal and partly in medieval France, The School At Chartres is a long love-letter - the final letter - from the protagonist, John Wilson, to his lost love. In thirteenth century France, a catastrophic fire has destroyed the greatest shrine in Christendom. Out of the ashes of the...