![]() A mysterious boy is the focus of a novel that takes us from the September Massacres of 1792 to the death of Robespierre four years later. ![]() The Red Necklace is a marvellous tale of the first days of the French Revolution. It is by far the best British book for children I have read this year.” Amanda Craig, The Times No reader, old or young, could resist its passion, told in crystalline prose and peopled with characters as engaging as the dwarf Tetu, bear-like Didier and the venal Mr Tull. If there’s a better way to make kids realise how thrilling history can be (in this case, the French Revolution), it’s not one I know about.” Meg Rosoff With its reversals, surprises, scholarship and dramatic details of an era so soaked in blood that the Seine ran red, The Silver Blade is historical fiction at its height. Run out and buy Sally Gardner’s The Red Necklace. Here are two swash buckling adventure stories set in the heart of revolutionary Paris – gypsy boy Yann is imbued with magical powers beyond anyone’s reckoning but can he destroy cruel Count Kalliovski before it’s too late? Can he save Sido and stop the vicious guillotine from falling? The Silver Blade is the page-tuning sequel and the equally compelling conclusion to the magical, historical thriller. ![]()
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