I Rode with Robespierre and Danced with Danton

<p>What precipitated the overthrow of the Bourbon dynasty and what propelled</p><p>Robespierre and Danton to power and dethroned them just as quickly?</p><p> </p><p>France in the late 18th century:  a time of great enlightenment and great darkness;  a time of death and discovery  of stretched loyalties and new commitments.</p><p> </p><p>Caught in a maelstrom of bloodshed and betrayal  torn by loyalty to the past and the promise of a new tomorrow  Philippe Mouniere  Marquis de Tournay  falls victim to a beautiful  young opera diva tied to a mysterious movement by a deadly secret that threatens to destroy all he values  condemning them both to a cruel destiny.</p><p> </p><p>Anchored in real events and using the tones and timbre of the period  the narrative hurls the reader along an historical rollercoaster through the splendour and treachery of Versailles  the coquetry of the Parisian clubs and the enthusiasm of the debating chamber – heady with the stink of tragedy and the bloody carnage that was Revolutionary Paris.</p>