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The French Wife - by Diney Costeloe (Hardcover)

The French Wife - by  Diney Costeloe (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Love, hate, hope and pain intermingle in Diney Costeloe's sequel to <i>The Children of the Siege</i>. Hélène and Annette are now eighteen and strive to put the horrors of their past behind them... But can they?</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Love, hate, hope and pain powerfully intermingle in Diney Costeloe's moving sequel to <i>The Children of the Siege</i>. 1877, St. Etienne: Since the siege of the Communards in Paris six years earlier, Hélène is back in the safety of the family home. She watches as her eldest sister, Clarice, is set to marry the handsome young Lucas Barrineau, son of a wealthy, landowning family. Hélène is now 18 and a future as a wife and mother beckons. But can she overcome the abuse she suffered at the hands of unscrupulous men and finally put her painful past behind her? Annette the orphan, also 18, is running the Clergy House alone after Madame Sauze is released from service. Father Thomas proves to be a dangerous employer and before long, Annette finds herself pregnant with his child. When she is thrown out, the St. Clairs come to her rescue and take her in. Their lives are beset by thwarted love and shattered dreams as Annette and Hélène try to overcome the abuses they suffered during the siege and find happiness.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></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." --Living North on <i>The Throwaway Children</i><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 Women's Fiction Books of 2016, on <i>The Sisters of St Croix</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Diney Costeloe</b> is the author of 23 novels, including <i>The Girl With No Name</i> and <i>The Throwaway Children</i>. </p>

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