First published 2017
Doctor Alexandre Manette walks free from the Bastille after eighteen years of imprisonment, his mind shattered by solitary confinement. In London, he meets Lucie, the daughter he has never known, who becomes his anchor to sanity and hope. Lucie marries Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat who has renounced his family's cruel legacy. Their happiness shatters when the French Revolution erupts and Darnay's past pulls him back to Paris, where the vengeful Madame Defarge weaves the names of enemies into her knitting. The wine shop owners, Monsieur and Madame Defarge, have waited years to settle old scores with the aristocrats who destroyed their lives. As the Terror consumes Paris and the guillotine claims its victims, Lucie fights to save her husband while her father confronts the demons of his captivity. The story weaves between London's safety and Paris's chaos, where love and sacrifice collide with revolution and revenge.
Genres: classics, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Bastille, London, Paris
Period: French Revolution
360 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Content warnings: death, violence