First published 2009
In 15th century Paris, a deformed bell-ringer named Quasimodo falls for the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda. But their forbidden love is threatened by a tyrannical archdeacon and a city on the brink of chaos. As the people of Paris rally to save Notre-Dame, Quasimodo must choose between his heart and his duty to the ancient cathedral he calls home.
Genres: fiction, drama, romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: forbidden-love, found-family
Setting: Notre-Dame de Paris, Paris
Period: 15th-century
420 pages · Paperback · Waking Lion Press