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| Original Title: | The Red Necklace |
| ISBN: | 184255574X (ISBN13: 9781842555743) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | French Revolution #1 |
| Setting: | Paris(France) |
| Literary Awards: | Carnegie Medal Nominee (2009) |
Sally Gardner
Paperback | Pages: 371 pages Rating: 3.79 | 7441 Users | 1033 Reviews
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The winds of change are blowing through Paris in the winter of 1789, both for France and for our hero, a striking and mysterious Gypsy boy named Yann Margoza. He was born with a gift for knowing what people are thinking and an uncanny ability to throw his voice, and he has been using those skills while working for a rather foolish magician. That work will soon end, however, and on the night of the magician's final performance, Yann's life will truly begin. That's the night he meets shy Sido, an heiress with a cold-hearted father, a young girl who has only known loneliness until now. Though they have the shortest of conversations, an attachment is born that will influence both their paths. And what paths those will be! While Revolution is afoot in France, Sido is being used as the pawn of a fearful villain who goes by the name Count Kalliovski. Some have instead called him the devil, and only Yann, for Sido's sake, will dare to oppose him.
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| Title | : | The Red Necklace (French Revolution #1) |
| Author | : | Sally Gardner |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 371 pages |
| Published | : | October 4th 2007 by Orion Childrens |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fantasy. Romance. Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.79 From 7441 Users | 1033 ReviewsAppraise Epithetical Books The Red Necklace (French Revolution #1)
Magic and historical fiction! I was sold from the beginning. You don't see that too often and I picked up the book with eager hands.Yann is a gypsy boy who can throw his voice, read minds and sometimes even see into the future. On one fateful night he loses his gift, but not before he meets the limp but beautiful Sido. They don't know it yet, but they will see each other again and have much more impact on each other than they could imagine.The plot is shrouded with mystery and hidden secrets.This was my first foray into the Audiobook realm. I am not a fan. I do not like waiting to read, and I am plenty of places where I cannot plug in my headphones and listen to a book. It's a great format, just not the right one for me. Anyway, about the book itself. I found the story line to be plodding, and the characters very one dimensional. Honestly, this was a generous 1.5 star book for me. "But Christine, you rated it three stars, not one or two! Your brain must be addled, or you can't
I've enjoyed a couple of Sally Gardner's works before, so I might pick this one up.
Reviewed by Amber Gibson for TeensReadToo.comTHE RED NECKLACE is a fascinating tale of the French Revolution, the story of Yann, a gypsy boy, and Sido, the daughter of a Marquis. As fate would have it, their histories are intertwined in a way that both need the other if they are to have any hope of surviving the bloodbath of the Revolution. Gardner's thorough research and grasp of the zeitgeist is apparent. The power of gypsy magic was a well-accepted fact of the time period and the inclusion of
The only reason why this is getting 4 stars is because of the audio book, if I had to read this book by itself, I would be slightly bored to tears. It comes up flat in some areas.The wonderful British actor Tom Hiddleston reads this version of the audio book (went through a crazy way to get this particular audio book b/c it's not sold in the states). He was excellent with all the characters' voices. The book takes place right before all hell breaks loose in France during the reign of Louis the
I just wish there was more on and about the revolution...
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