A Tale of Two Cities YA_Gift_Guide “[A] major novel of combat

“[A] major novel of combat in World War II

features the very best of Lyons' hard-won advice

Kafkaesque landscape where bureaucratic absurdities abound

and entertaining exploration of modern relationships in its many variations

A Tale of Two Cities YA_Gift_Guide “[A] major novel of combatWhen millions suffer under iron fisted oppression, when anger and resentment boil into bloody insurrection, when triumph leads to savage vengeancedoes one individual life matter? In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens interweaves the intensely personal dramas of Lucie Manette, Charles Darnay, and Sydney Carton with the terror and chaos of the French Revolution. The result is a powerful story of love, sacrifice, and redemption amid horrific violence