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  • The French Revolution, Book 1
  • Written by: Sally Gardner
  • Narrated by: Tom Hiddleston
  • Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (28 ratings)

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The Red Necklace

Written by: Sally Gardner
Narrated by: Tom Hiddleston
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France 1789: a time of terror; a charismatic boy, Yann, who must find out who he is; the daring rescue of Sido, an aristocrat's daughter: these are the elements in this tremendous adventure by a consummate storyteller, a marvellous tale of the first days of the French Revolution.
©2007 Sally Gardner (P)2007 Orion Publishing Group Ltd
Historical Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Action & Adventure Historical
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Damsel in Distress with caricatures

It is a pretty generic damsel in distress story. The girl (high society but not like the others) has no character and the boy (super attractive chivalrous knight) has no flaws.
Tom does a bunch of very unique character voices though.

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Added to my faves

The Red Necklace is the kind of historical fantasy I love and Tom Hiddleston did a brilliant job bringing Sally Gardiner's world and characters to life.

Definitely reccomend

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Basic story line...great actor

Tom Hiddleston really brought this story to life. His voice acting here is impeccable, and he nails all the accents.
The story line is a bit predictable though.

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Loved the story….the narration is amazing

This was a great story….the narration was amazing and definitely brought all the characters to life…I would highly recommend this book!

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very well done

I feel that they picked the perfect voice for this. I was so entrance with the story. thank you to both the author and Tom hiddleston for giving me an enjoyable time :)

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Glad to have read (listened)

Not what I expected; happy that there was magic involved. The vilain was a bit over the top just as was the Marquis... but I loved the dynamic of Tatoo (?) and Yann. (and most supporting characters actually)
Tom Hiddleston's voice made the story compelling and hard to pause; I was soothed by his narration.
Definitely recommend it.

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French Revolution comes alive, with a Romany twist

This audiobook felt like a lovely surprise. I chose this book mostly because I wanted to hear Tom Hiddleston's narration, and also because I like hearing history brought to life in a good story.

Both were excellent. I had read some other reviews praising the narration, and I wholeheartedly agree: All the characters portrayed were vivid and clear and the story conveyed with competence and exact telling. Thank you, Mr. Hiddleston. I look forward to hearing another narration from you.

I found myself wrapped in the story, enjoying the twist of hearing a viewpoint on the French Revolution and following the gypsy (Romany) characters.

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