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An epic wartime novel from the No.1 bestselling author of LABYRINTH and THE CITY OF TEARS

1942, Nazi-occupied France. Sandrine, a spirited and courageous nineteen-year-old, finds herself drawn into a Resistance group in Carcassonne – codenamed ‘Citadel’ – made up of ordinary women who are prepared to risk everything for what is right.

And when she meets Raoul, they discover a shared passion for the cause, for their homeland, and for each other.

But in a world where the enemy now lies in every shadow – where neighbour informs on neighbour; where friends disappear without warning and often without trace – love can demand the highest price of all…

Reviews

EASY LIVING
Expect an energetic mystery about Nazi-occupied France
THE OBSERVER
a deeply satisfying literary adventure, brimming with all the romance, treachery and cliffhangers you would expect from the genre. It is also steeped in a passion for the region, its history and legends, and that magical shadow world where the two meet
READER'S DIGEST
A suitably thumping and satisfying conclusion to Mosse's world-conquering Languedoc trilogy
Fanny Blake, WOMAN & HOME
A breathtaking tale of daring and sacrifice that makes a triumphant finale to Mosse's Languedoc trilogy
Book of the Month, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
The much-anticipated third part of Kate Mosse's Languedoc trilogy is finally here ... This action-packed epic contains everything we've come to expect - mystery, adventure and long-buried secrets just waiting to be uncovered.
Kate Saunders, THE TIMES
Packed with suspense and romance ... A thrilling adventure and a truly epic love story
SUNDAY TIMES
Nobody beats Mosse for local texture and atmosphere. As the call to the resistance sounds over the land, she orchestrates a shattering climax
DAILY EXPRESS
A remarkable achievement
MAIL ON SUNDAY
Mosse's writing is so evocative you can almost feel the Midi sun on her characters necks, as well as the frantic beating of their hearts
METRO
With her Languedoc trilogy Kate Mosse has firmly established herself as the go-to girl for blockbuster time-slip romantic adventure ... Citadel, the final book of the three, follows Labyrinth and Sepulchre and is epic in scope ... It's a proper adventure story, engrossing and packed with suspense at every turn of the page.
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
As with it's predecessors, the deeper theme of Citadel is the fight against the evil of intolerance. Mosse's descriptions of the majestic stone ruins of Carcassonne and the idyllic landscape around it shimmer with authenticity
INDEPENDENT
Citadel, the concluding volume of Mosse's French Trilogy, is also her best ... Fans can expect a passionate finale to a series rooted in a region where history and legend lock horns
STAR magazine
The sense of setting and period seeps from every page ... we live through plucky Sandrine's life and loves in the French Resistance, all the way to the powerful and utterly shattering end.
Elizabeth Buchan, SUNDAY TIMES
As with the first two books a touch of the gothic and a dash of the occult run through the writing, but the balance between the distant and recent past is here at its best ... nobody beats Mosse for local texture and atmospherics.
FRANCE MAGAZINE
Infused with local atmosphere and featuring a wealth of fascinating historical information, the novel combines a thrilling adventure with an epic love story.
Kate Saunders, THE TIMES
A lovely, fat, comfy wodge of a book, packed with suspense and romance ... A thrilling adventure and a truly epic love story
Fanny Blake, WOMAN & HOME
A breathtaking tale of daring and sacrifice that makes a triumphant finale to Mosse's Languedoc trilogy
Book of the Month, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
The much-anticipated third part of Kate Mosse's Languedoc trilogy is finally here ... This action-packed epic contains everything we've come to expect - mystery, adventure and long-buried secrets just waiting to be uncovered
OBSERVER
A deeply satisfying literary adventure, brimming with all the romance, treachery and cliffhangers you would expect from the genre. It is also steeped in a passion for the region, its history and legends, and that magical shadow world where the two meet
SUNDAY TIMES
Nobody beats Mosse for local texture and atmosphere. As the call to the resistance sounds over the land, she orchestrates a shattering climax
Daily Express
Mosse has a masterly feel for time and place . . . A remarkable achievement
EASY LIVING
Expect an energetic mystery about Nazi-occupied France
READER'S DIGEST
A suitably thumping and satisfying conclusion to Mosse's world-conquering Languedoc trilogy
MAIL ON SUNDAY
Mosse's writing is so evocative you can almost feel the Midi sun on her characters necks, as well as the frantic beating of their hearts
METRO
It's a proper adventure story, engrossing and packed with suspense at every turn of the page
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
As with it's predecessors, the deeper theme of Citadel is the fight against the evil of intolerance. Mosse's descriptions of the majestic stone ruins of Carcassonne and the idyllic landscape around it shimmer with authenticity
INDEPENDENT
Citadel, the concluding volume of Mosse's French Trilogy, is also her best ... Fans can expect a passionate finale to a series rooted in a region where history and legend lock horns
STAR magazine
The sense of setting and period seeps from every page ... we live through plucky Sandrine's life and loves in the French Resistance, all the way to the powerful and utterly shattering end.
Elizabeth Buchan, SUNDAY TIMES
As with the first two books a touch of the gothic and a dash of the occult run through the writing, but the balance between the distant and recent past is here at its best
FRANCE MAGAZINE
Infused with local atmosphere and featuring a wealth of fascinating historical information, the novel combines a thrilling adventure with an epic love story
Sunday Times
The thrilling conclusion to her Languedoc trilogy . . . a mix of Girls Own adventure and wrenching war history
Emerald Street
Full of action, romance and supernatural mystery, it cracks along at a great pace, making it an engaging and easy read