This is a book not to read in bed, when you are tired. It follows the lives of six extraordinary French women from the beginning of the French revolution in 1789, to its end in 1811. All very different with in many ways separate ideals. She paints a picture of those terrifying years seen through their eyes, leaving you to judge whether women's lives improved as a result of their fight for a better existence.
(Shirley Williams - bwl 45 April 2008 ) |
