The Time of Cherries av Michael Hollington

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<p>Burgundy, 1861.</p><p>Christine ¿Kiki¿ Vellay, the daughter of vineyard workers, is forced to marry an older man in exchange for a piece of land. He abuses her. Seduced by a young naval cadet she plots to run away. When her husband is killed during the attempt, she finds herself wrongly accused of his murder.</p><p>Kiki is on the run.</p><p>On reaching Paris in disguise, Kiki discovers she is pregnant and takes on various jobs to survive. When her child is stolen from her, she begins a desperate attempt to find him. Her story takes her from imprisonment in the infamous Conciergerie, to a chateau in the Loire, back to Paris under siege ¿ as a spy ¿ during the Franco-Prussian war, culminating in a dramatic conclusion in the final bloody week of the Paris Commune.</p><p>A story of resilience in the face of immense hardship, <em>The Time of Cherries </em>is a gripping account of a woman¿s instinct and longing for her child.</p>