Aline Kiner was born in Moselle. She lived in Paris where she was editor-in-chief of special issues of Sciences et Avenir. The Mirror of Simple Souls was the fruit of three years of research and writing on the beguines of Paris.
'Brilliantly juggles history and fiction' - Le Figaro 'Sensitive and subtle in substance, carnal and poetic in form... A luminous novel' - Huffingtonpost.fr 'Leads us with brio into a little-known Middle Ages of strong, erudite, supportive, and generous women' - Page des libraires