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WHERE THE LIGHT FALLS
From the courtrooms to the battefields to the alleyways of Paris, the Patakis have crafted an action-packed novel of the French Revolution. It is perfect for those who love big dramatic historical fiction.
Three years after the storming of the Bastille, Paris is enlivened with the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity. The monarchy has been dismantled and a new nation, for the people, is rising up in its place.
Jean-Luc, a young optimistic lawyer, is inspired by a sense of duty to contribute to the new order. He moves his wife, Marie, and their son to Paris.
André, the son of a former nobleman, flees his privileged past to fight in the unified French Army with his roguish brother.
Sophie, a beautiful young aristocratic widow and niece of a powerful, vindictive uncle, embarks on her own fight for independence.
Underneath the glimmer of hope and freedom, chaos threatens to undo all the progress of the revolution and the lives of these compatriots become inextricably linked. Jean-Luc, Andre, and Sophie are forced to question the sacrifices they made for the revolution. Liberty proves a fragile, fleeting ideal, and survival seems unlikely--both for these individuals, and for the new nation.
WHERE THE LIGHT FALLS is about a dual love story across social classes.
Allison Pataki is the author of SISI, THE TRAITOR’S WIFE and THE ACCIDENTAL EMPRESS. She brings vivid characters and her gift for atmosphere and historical detail to this newest novel; her younger brother Owen brings his military authenticity, having previously served in the US Army.
Jean-Luc, a young optimistic lawyer, is inspired by a sense of duty to contribute to the new order. He moves his wife, Marie, and their son to Paris.
André, the son of a former nobleman, flees his privileged past to fight in the unified French Army with his roguish brother.
Sophie, a beautiful young aristocratic widow and niece of a powerful, vindictive uncle, embarks on her own fight for independence.
Underneath the glimmer of hope and freedom, chaos threatens to undo all the progress of the revolution and the lives of these compatriots become inextricably linked. Jean-Luc, Andre, and Sophie are forced to question the sacrifices they made for the revolution. Liberty proves a fragile, fleeting ideal, and survival seems unlikely--both for these individuals, and for the new nation.
WHERE THE LIGHT FALLS is about a dual love story across social classes.
Allison Pataki is the author of SISI, THE TRAITOR’S WIFE and THE ACCIDENTAL EMPRESS. She brings vivid characters and her gift for atmosphere and historical detail to this newest novel; her younger brother Owen brings his military authenticity, having previously served in the US Army.
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Published 2017-07-11 by Dial Press |
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Published 2017-07-11 by Dial Press |