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The Red Necklace

By: Sally Gardner
Narrated by: Tom Hiddleston
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The story of a remarkable boy called Yann Margoza; Tetu the dwarf, 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.

Read by Tom Hiddleston
(P)2004 Orion Publishing Group.Ltd©2007 Sally Gardner Fiction Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery & Suspense Romance Science Fiction & Fantasy Thrillers & Suspense Fantasy French Revolution
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Critic reviews

A gripping read
A tense and believable fantasy
Enthralling
A tremendous adventure story told at breathtaking pace
Sophisticated, unpatronising ... extremely rewarding
Told with relentless pace
One word to describe The Red Necklace: Fantastic! (Alexandra Dignan, Aged 12)
A truly original voice ... a thrilling read
A rattling good story
Peopled with thrilling characters and gorgeously suspenseful
[A] compelling marriage of magic and history
A new star in historical children's fiction
A splendid story
Exciting and enthralling
Enthrallingly told, it offers action, surprise and protagonists to care about
All stars
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I have to confess that I bought this solely for the pleasure of Tom Hiddleston's dulcet tones alleviating the tedium of this years lambing.

It took me a few attempts to get into and the magic is a little far fetched but I found myself hooked and wanting to know what happens in Book 2.

In the hands of a less able narrator however, it would probably not have been so enjoyable. Mr H gets full marks.

Surprisingly Gripping

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A well written and enchanting tale. I was drawn to the synopsis of this book but have to say it far exceeded my expectations. Listening on audible to the wonderful tones of Tom H and all the voices he gave the character really bought this book to life. I dreaded the book ending - it was almost like my wind down grown up fairy tale.
Plenty of lovable characters and pace to boot.

Enchanting

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Even though it’s only a shorter story, I enjoyed it immensely and it was only made better by Tom Hiddleston’s performance!

Tom Hiddleston

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I found the names hard to keep up with at first (I don't speak French) but once I got into it found it enjoyable and moving

Thoroughly enjoyable

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I enjoyed this a lot, and the variation in each character's voice made it a lot easier to follow and picture each character. Tom Hiddleston's performance made this well worth it and I may listen to it again in the future :)
I liked the story a lot too, when studying the French Revolution it's difficult to emphasise with the rich but this made it somewhat easier with Sido's story

excellent performance

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