Child exploitation
Young children are exploited in an illicit balloon-making operation, which the knight brings to an end.
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Robert Soulières - Author
A comic, highly digressive adventure combines a missing royal hairpin, a search for a stolen painting and the exposure of an illicit balloon-making operation. The many stylistic detours may matter as much as the plot.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA comic, highly digressive adventure combines a missing royal hairpin, a search for a stolen painting and the exposure of an illicit balloon-making operation. The many stylistic detours may matter as much as the plot.
Young children are exploited in an illicit balloon-making operation, which the knight brings to an end.
The narrative uses many digressions, misunderstandings, anachronisms, invented words and graphic effects, which can eclipse the plot.
The plot includes young children being exploited in an illicit manufacturing operation.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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