Aulnay Tower

This was an enjoyable story set in France during the Franco-Prussian War. There's plenty of action and a good dash of suspense. I would have probably rated it four stars if a few of the scenes in the story had been expanded, because then I might also have called it “gripping”. It leaned a little heavily on the romantic part of the plot for my taste; in a war story, I like there to be just a little more given to the other aspects of life, also. But it's a good book and a pleasant read.