Bibliograph

Where the light falls, a novel of the French Revolution, Allison Pataki and Owen Pataki

Type

Label

Where the light falls, a novel of the French Revolution, Allison Pataki and Owen Pataki

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [367]-368)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Where the light falls

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

978349950

Responsibility statement

Allison Pataki and Owen Pataki

Sub title

a novel of the French Revolution

Summary

"Three years after the storming of the Bastille, Paris is emboldened with the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity. The monarchy of King Louis and Marie Antoinette has been dismantled and a new nation, for the people, is rising up in its place. Jean-Luc, a young optimistic lawyer, moves his wife, Marie, and their infant son from their comfortable life in Marseilles to Paris, inspired by a sense of duty to contribute to the new order. André, the son of a former wealthy Duke, sheds his privileged upbringing to fight in the unified French Army with his roguish brother, Remy. Sophie, a descendant of a wealthy aristocratic family and niece of a militant uncle, embarks on her own fight for independence. But underneath the glimmer of hope and freedom, chaos threatens to undo all the progress of the revolution and the lives of these compatriots become inextricably linked. As the demand for justice, aided by the new invention of the guillotine, breeds instability, creates enemies out of compatriots, and fuels a constant rush of blood in the streets, Jean-Luc, Andre, and Sophie are forced to question the sacrifices made for the revolution and determine what is right in the midst of a struggling society"--, Provided by publisher

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Contributor