Citadel

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

'A thrilling adventure and a truly epic love story' The Times

'A deeply satisfying literary adventure, brimming with romance, treachery and cliff-hangers' Observer

BOOK THREE OF THE LANGUEDOC TRILOGY. Now fully revised and updated

“A thrilling adventure and a truly epic love story - THE TIMESResistance fighters risk their lives to smuggle exiles across the border to Spain in this fantastically detailed and well-researched read. Thrilling! - ESSENTIALSThis action-packed epic contains everything we've come to expect - mystery, adventure and long-buried secrets just waiting to be uncovered - GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGNobody beats Mosse for local texture and atmosphere. As the call to the resistance sounds over the land, she orchestrates a shattering climax - SUNDAY TIMESA wonderful, epic tale of passion, loyalty, courage and betrayal that grips the reader from the first sentence to the very last heartbreaking chapter - WOMAN'S WAY IrelandA deeply satisfying literary adventure, brimming with all the romance, treachery and cliffhangers you would expect - THE OBSERVER”

A lovely, fat, comfy wodge of a book, packed with suspense and romance ... A thrilling adventure and a truly epic love story

-- Kate Saunders THE TIMES

A breathtaking tale of daring and sacrifice that makes a triumphant finale to Mosse's Languedoc trilogy

-- Fanny Blake WOMAN & HOME

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

-- Book of the Month GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

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

OBSERVER

Nobody beats Mosse for local texture and atmosphere. As the call to the resistance sounds over the land, she orchestrates a shattering climax

SUNDAY TIMES
Mosse has a masterly feel for time and place . . . A remarkable achievement Daily Express

Expect an energetic mystery about Nazi-occupied France

EASY LIVING

A suitably thumping and satisfying conclusion to Mosse's world-conquering Languedoc trilogy

READER'S DIGEST

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

MAIL ON SUNDAY

It's a proper adventure story, engrossing and packed with suspense at every turn of the page

METRO

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 ON SUNDAY

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

INDEPENDENT

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.

STAR magazine

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

-- Elizabeth Buchan SUNDAY TIMES

Infused with local atmosphere and featuring a wealth of fascinating historical information, the novel combines a thrilling adventure with an epic love story

FRANCE MAGAZINE

The thrilling conclusion to her Languedoc trilogy . . . a mix of Girls Own adventure and wrenching war history

Sunday Times

Full of action, romance and supernatural mystery, it cracks along at a great pace, making it an engaging and easy read

Emerald Street
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 THE OBSERVER
Nobody beats Mosse for local texture and atmosphere. As the call to the resistance sounds over the land, she orchestrates a shattering climax SUNDAY TIMES
A remarkable achievement DAILY EXPRESS
Expect an energetic mystery about Nazi-occupied France EASY LIVING
A suitably thumping and satisfying conclusion to Mosse's world-conquering Languedoc trilogy READER'S DIGEST
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 MAIL ON SUNDAY
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. METRO
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 ON SUNDAY
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 INDEPENDENT
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. STAR magazine
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. -- Elizabeth Buchan SUNDAY TIMES

Kate Mosse is an international bestselling novelist, non-fiction writer, essayist and playwright. With sales of more than 8 million copies worldwide, her books have been translated into 37 languages and published in 40 countries. Her fiction includes the Languedoc trilogy (Labyrinth, Sepulchre and Citadel), the gothic novels The Winter Ghosts and The Taxidermist's Daughter, a short story collection (The Mistletoe Bride) and more recently a historical adventure series, The Burning Chambers and The City of Tears. Her non-fiction includes the highly-acclaimed memoir An Extra Pair of Hands and she is working on a book and television series based on her global 'Woman in History' campaign. The Founder Director of the Women's Prize for Fiction, Kate is a Visiting Professor of Creative Writing and Contemporary Fiction at the University of Chichester and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. An interviewer and presenter, she hosts the pre-show series at Chichester Festival Theatre, chairs Platform events for the National Theatre and is an Ambassador for Parkinson's UK. She was awarded an OBE in 2013 and a CBE in 2024 for services to literature, women and charity.

1942, Nazi-occupied France. Sandrine, a spirited and courageous nineteen-year-old, finds herself drawn into a Resistance network in Carcassonne - codenamed 'Citadel' - a group of ordinary women who are prepared to risk everything for what is right. 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 . . . 'A thrilling adventure and a truly epic love story' The Times 'A deeply satisfying literary adventure, brimming with romance, treachery and cliff-hangers' Observer BOOK THREE OF THE LANGUEDOC TRILOGY. Now fully revised and updated

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