Lucie Manette has been separated from her father for eighteen years while he languished in Paris's most feared prison, the Bastille. Their story, which encompasses violence, revenge, love and redemption, is grippingly played out against the backdrop of the terrifying brutality of the French Revoluti...

Lucie Manette has been separated from her father for eighteen years while he languished in Paris's most feared prison, the Bastille. Their story, which encompasses violence, revenge, love and redemption, is grippingly played out against the backdrop of the terrifying brutality of the French Revolution.