Children of the Siege - Hardcover

Costeloe, Diney

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1784976202 ISBN 13: 9781784976200

Publisher: Head of Zeus, 2019

Synopsis

A lost child, a family divided, the bitter backdrop of war the ingredients of this classic Diney Costeloe story, set in 19th-century France.

After the Franco-Prussian War and the siege of 1870-71, the St Clair family return to Paris, seeking refuge and security, only to be swept up into the terrible cruelties and violence of the Commune.

Here their young daughter, Helene, falls ill and a cruel twist of fate leads her to be separated from her family. Alone and frightened, she is captured by Prussian soldiers before escaping to fend for herself on the war-torn streets. Meanwhile her two brothers face each other as mortal enemies across the barricades.

Heartrending and unputdownable, this classic Diney story shows the courage of one family in the face of deadly peril.

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Review:

PRAISE FOR DINEY COSTELOE:
'A treat from the very first page. I could not put it down!' Historical Novel Society on The Sisters of St Croix.
'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 The Sisters of St Croix.
'Enlightening, compelling and emotional' --Living North, on The Throwaway Children

Book Description:

A lost child, a family divided, the bitter backdrop of war - the ingredients of this classic Diney Costeloe story, set in 19th-century France.

About this edition

• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1784976202
• ISBN 13: 9781784976200
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352