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The storm finally breaks on May 22nd when the Versailles troops (controlled by the enemy) re-enter Paris. This began Bloody Week when somewhere between 20,000 – 35,000 actual or suspected communards lost their lives. The writing is powerful, the events terrifying. All four young people are in real danger. Their love and their friendships are tested to the limit – and do not necessarily survive.
Another Young Adult historical novel set in France (though in the more familiar Revolution period) is Sally Gardner's [[The Red Necklace by Sally Gardner|The Red Necklace]]. This has more fantastical elements so if you prefer a good story with top -quality research I'd recommend you read anything by Imogen Robertson beginning with her first detective novel set in Georgian England, [[Instruments of Darkness by Imogen Robertson|Instruments of Darkness]]. It contains a wide age range of characters so could work for the top end of teenage reading as well as for the adults who are its primary audience. We also have a review of [[Mr Peacock's Possessions by Lydia Syson]].
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