A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary MantelRead about another book on the list.
Mantel’s singular style of storytelling allows her to pull apart the thorny, violent politics of the French Revolution. She illuminates the intense bloodiness and instability of the Reign of Terror through the narration of three major figures: Georges-Jacques Danton, Maximilien Robespierre, and Camille Desmoulins. Each has their own motivations and guiding principles, which affect how they accomplish their revolutionary aims.
A Place of Greater Safety is among Laura Shepherd-Robinson's six historical novels that perfectly capture the 18th century and the Barnes & Noble Review's top books on uprisings in pursuit of freedom around the world.
--Marshal Zeringue
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