A historical novel set in London and Paris in the years before and during the French Revolution. A French doctor, long imprisoned in the Bastille, is released and reunited with his young daughter, Lucie. Their lives become tied to a French exile, Charles Darnay, and to a clever but aimless English lawyer, Sydney Carton. As unrest grows in France, private loyalties and old secrets are drawn into the turmoil of public events. The book is known for its striking opening, its portrait of fear and injustice, and its themes of sacrifice and renewal.
Quotes
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.
A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
recalled to life