A Place of Greater Safety
Hilary Mantel
749 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0312426399
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Language: English
Publish: November 14, 2006
18th CenturyBritish LiteratureFictionFranceFrench RevolutionHistoricalHistorical FictionLiterary FictionLiteratureNovels
Capturing the violence, tragedy, history, and drama of the French Revolution, this novel focuses on the families and loves of three men who led the Revolution–Danton, the charismatic leader and orator; Robespierre, the cold rationalist; and Desmoulins, the rabble-rouser.