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Children of the Siege

By: Diney Costeloe
Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
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A lost child, a family divided, the bitter backdrop of war.

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, Hélène, falls ill and, in an unlucky twist of fate, becomes separated from her family.

Alone and frightened, she has to fend for herself on the war-torn streets. Meanwhile, her two brothers face each other as mortal enemies across the barricades.

Heart-stopping and gripping, this classic Diney Costeloe story shows the courage of one family in the face of ugly violence and great danger.

©2019 Diney Costeloe (P)2019 Head of Zeus Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Heartfelt War Siege
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I really enjoyed this book. it flowed really well and the characters were believable,

My favourite of Disney's books

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I had about 6 attempts at this book and each time I got bored and went onto another book thinking maybe I just wasn’t in the right frame of mind. I don’t know what it was about it as I have loved Diney Costeloe’s other books. Sadly I had to return this one.

I tried, I really tried.

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