Children of the Siege

Children of the Siege

by Diney Costeloe (Author)

Synopsis

A lost child, a family divided, the bitter backdrop of war - the ingredients in 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, 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.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: HEAD OF ZEUS
Published: 08 Aug 2019

ISBN 10: 1784976229
ISBN 13: 9781784976224
Book Overview:

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


Media Reviews
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.
Author Bio

Diney Costeloe is the author of twenty-three novels, several short stories, and many articles and poems. She has three children and seven grandchildren, so when she isn't writing, she's busy with family. She and her husband divide their time between Somerset and West Cork. dineycosteloe.co.uk @Dineycost