Mantel, Hilary  , 1952- <br/><br/>
A place of greater safety 
/ Hilary Mantel 
 - 1st American ed. 
 - New York  : Picador  , 1992. 
 - xvi, 749 p.  ; 21 cm. 
<br/><br/> The turmoil of the French Revolution provides the setting for Mantel's American debut, an encompassing historical novel. The principal protagonists--Robespierre, Desmoulins, and Danton--are portrayed in depth as real people, from their troubled childhoods through their downfalls. Interspersed with their stories are the lesser dramas being enacted in this turbulent era, including the loves, rivalries, successes, and despair of the many participants. The author does a commendable job of presenting the metamorphosis of the revolution from its tenuous, fledgling state to the bloodbath of the Reign of Terror, which ultimately turned on its own. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780312426392 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>92017364 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>France----History----Revolution, 1789-1799----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Historical fiction<br/>War stories
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR6063.A438  / P5 1993 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>FIC MAN