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The Red Necklace

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5th August 2010

Price: £7.99

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Selected: ebook / ISBN-13: 9781842557648

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A thrillingly exciting, action-packed novel about a boy destined to be a hero of the French Revolution.

The story of a remarkable boy called Yann Margoza; Tetu, his friend and mentor; Sido, unloved daughter of a foolish Marquis; and Count Kalliovski, Grand Master of a secret society, who has half the aristocracy in thrall to him, and wants Yann dead.

Yann is spirited away to London but three years later, when Paris is gripped by the bloody horrors of the Revolution, he returns, charged with two missions: to find out Kalliovski’s darkest deeds and to save Sido from the guillotine.

With a tangle of secrets, a thread of magic and a touch of humour, the follies of the aristocracy and the sufferings of ordinary people are unfolded as their lives move relentlessly towards the tragic and horrific days of the Terror. THE RED NECKLACE is not only a tremendous adventure story but a vibrant and passionate picture of Paris in turmoil and of a large cast of memorable characters.

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Reviews

The Daily Telegraph
Enthralling
Alexandra Dignan, Aged 12, Undercover
One word to describe The Red Necklace: Fantastic!
The Guardian
A rattling good story
The Times
Peopled with thrilling characters and gorgeously suspenseful
My Child
A tremendous adventure story told at breathtaking pace
The Sunday Times
[A] compelling marriage of magic and history
The Independent
A splendid story
Bookzone
Exciting and enthralling
The Children's Bookseller
A gripping read
Historical Novels Review
A tense and believable fantasy
Waterstones Books Quarterly
Sophisticated, unpatronising ... extremely rewarding
Inis
Told with relentless pace
The Independent
A new star in historical children's fiction
The Sunday Times
Enthrallingly told, it offers action, surprise and protagonists to care about
Spectator
A truly original voice ... a thrilling read