A Place of Greater Safety, (Paperback)

from keywestnan

A wonderful, rich, dense (in a good way) novel about the French Revolution, focusing primarily on three prominent revolutionaries: Georges-Jacques Danton, Camille Desmoulins and Maximilien Robespierre. The book follows them from childhood through the beginnings of the Revolution, when all three w...

from jonesjohnson

This is historical fiction for people who don't read historical fiction. It essentially traces the movements of key figures in the years and days leading to the French Revolution. I am in a nonfiction phase right now, yet it drew me in enough that I forgot to water my veggies for a few days. Trus...

from cameling

In the late 1700s, the growing unrest in France by the populace leads to some men and women pushing their ideals towards the forming of a republic to great heights and for some, to great falls. This is the beginning of the French Revolution, and amongst the many characters who played a part in th...

from Widsith

A flawed book, but a very impressive and absorbing one. Mantel traces the story of the Revolution through the experiences of Danton, Robespierre and Desmouslins, along with an extensive cast of the men and women who knew, loved, or hated them. If I'm honest I'd have to say it could have lost a co...

from jdquinlan

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 StarsMs. Mantel has been in the press quite a bit lately thanks to the critical success of her latest, Wolf Hall. Almost every review I've read mentions the unusual writing style she uses, so when I received this book for Christmas, I was curious. Her style is different, thou...