Children of the Siege - by Diney Costeloe (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>A lost child, a family divided, the bitter backdrop of war - set in 19th-century France. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>After the Franco-Prussian War and the siege of 1870-1871, the St. Clair family return to Paris, only to be swept up into the terrible cruelties and violence of the Commune. Here their young daughter, Helene, falls ill, becomes separated from the family, and is captured, before escaping to fend for herself on the war-torn streets. Meanwhile her two brothers face each other as mortal enemies across the barricades. Diney Costeloe is at the very top of her game in this gripping story of children and a family in deadly peril.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Historical fiction heaven . . . Anyone who feels that women's hist fict is a simplified genre sub-set would definitely need a rethink after this." --Bookbag, Top Ten <br> Women's Fiction Books of 2016, on <i>The Sisters of St Croix</i> <br><br><br>"A treat from the very first page. I could not put it down!" --<i>Historical Novel Society </i>on <i>The Sisters of St Croix</i><br><br>"Enlightening, compelling and emotional." --<i>Living North </i>on <i>The Throwaway Children</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Diney Costeloe </b>is the author of <i>The Throwaway Children</i>, <i>The Runaway Family</i>, <i>The Lost Soldier</i>, <i>The Sisters of St Croix</i>, and <i>The Girl With No Name</i>.
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