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Children of the Siege
- Author
- Diney Costeloe
- Narrator
- Georgia Maguire
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 12 September 2026
- Run Time
- 10 hours 32 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Heart-stopping and gripping, this classic Diney Costeloe story shows the courage of one family in the face of great danger.
Nineteenth-century Paris is in flames, houses ransacked, streets barricaded. Most people are fleeing the ravaged city, but the St Clair family have made a fateful decision – to return to Paris from their house in the country.
As the horrors of the Commune and the ensuring siege engulf the St Clairs, little Helene falls ill and becomes separated from the family. Lost and alone, she must fend for herself on the war-torn streets.
Critics Review
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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
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Details
- Author
- Diney Costeloe
- Narrator
- Georgia Maguire
- Duration
- 10 hours 32 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 September 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035927166
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction, Historical fiction, Fiction
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Children of the Siege by Diney Costeloe, read by Georgia Maguire.Heart-stopping and gripping, this classic Diney Costeloe story shows the courage of one family in the face of great danger. Nineteenth-century Paris is in flames, houses ransacked, streets barricaded. Most people are fleeing the ravaged city, but the St Clair family have made a fateful decision – to return to Paris from their house in the country. As the horrors of the Commune and the ensuring siege engulf the St Clairs, little Helene falls ill and becomes separated from the family. Lost and alone, she must fend for herself on the war-torn streets.
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