Where There’s Smoke, There’s Pyre: A Tale of Love and Revenge in Revolutionary-Era France

Dr. Étienne Marceau made his way to Hôpital Saint-Roch, nestled in the heart of Paris, where the clamor of the city seemed to hush at its solemn gates. Hands stuffed in his pockets, head down, brow furrowed in concentration, he was a study in self-absorption to those he passed…but then again, those he passed were the most wretched of…