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Costeloe, Diney,

The French wife / Diney Costeloe. - London : Head of Zeus, 2020. - 491 pages ; 23 cm - Children of the siege 2 . - Children of the siege . - Costeloe, Diney. Children of the siege ; 2. .

"As the St Clair family prepare for the grand wedding of their daughter, Clarice, trouble is brewing. An old friendship, a new love and a dangerous secret threaten to destroy the life the St Clairs have built.Their younger daughter, Hélène, became friends with orphaned Annette during the terrible events of the 1871 siege of Paris. Now they are reunited, with Annette working below stairs for Hélène's parents. But she is hiding a dangerous secret, which Hélène has promised to keep at all costs.Meanwhile, Hélène has begun to fall in love with a young nobleman from England, whose family has plans which do not include their son choosing a French wife."--Publisher.

ISBN: 1789543312 9781789543315 1789543304 9781789543308 9781789543292 1789543290

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC035338 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019737003 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sisters--France --Fiction.
Families--France --19th century --Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
France--History--Third Republic, 1870-1940--Fiction.
Paris (France)--History--Siege, 1870-1871--Fiction.
Paris (France)--History--Commune, 1871 --Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Domestic fiction
Historical fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92