Place of Greater Safety
A Novel
by Hilary Mantel
Should I read this?
Recommended by 1 source and appears in French Revolution and Fiction.
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 RevolutionDanton, the charismatic leader and orator; Robespierre, the cold rationalist; and Desmoulins, the rabblerouser....
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in French Revolution and Fiction.
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Leah Greenberg
“Happy Bastille Day, the one day of the year when it's socially acceptable for me to talk as much about A Place of Greater Safety as I would like to, it is the perfect book and you should read it so we can discuss”
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