A Tale of Two Cities

I am sorry to say I did not enjoy this Dickens' book at all. I have loved many of his others which makes me even more surprised to find one like this. Worth reading to complete your Dickens set, and besides, other people clearly enjoyed this one!

This is a story set during the French Revolution, when there was danger at every turn, and the innocent were often found to be guilty and sent to their death.

A doctor was imprisoned wrongfully for 18 years, and when released was hardly in his right mind. His attentive daughter helped him get his life back. His daughter later married a young man who, in turn, was accused wrongfully and imprisoned to be sent to the guillotine.

There is much going on in this story with characters connected to England and to France, their loyalties tested and put on trial in many ways. It is a little hard to follow in places but is an intriguing story. There a few surprises, also. Well worth the read. I chose it for Indigo's 2021 reading challenge, prompt "a book considered to be a great classic."

This is one of my all time favorites!

This is one of the novels I enjoyed the most in my high school Literature class. There was such excellent craftsmanship in the making of this novel. It is one I would read again.