Julia is a secret dissident who has been clandestinely writing letters in support of the French Revolution, thus unveiling the simple mystery of the inscription. The novel then travels to the past, into the lives of Lizzie and her mother, Julia Elizabeth Fawkes. Intrigued, he consults a local historian about Julia’s life but finds no information. He is particularly taken by the inscription: “Her Words Remain Our Inheritance.” He notices the tombstone of a woman named Julia Elizabeth Fawkes, whose marker was raised in 1793. During a walk through a churchyard, a widower in present times strolls with his dog, Jack, as he does often. The opening pages of this novel are extremely inviting. This fear has sent the building boom crashing, and Diner Tredevant, Lizzie’s husband, is losing his shirt and becoming more and more controlling. Terror has blown across the channel, and many in England fear that their own monarchy can be toppled, too. He’s made quick money before in property development, and this new speculation should be no different - if anything, increasing his wealth tenfold.īut across the sea, the French Revolution is raging, and King Louis XVI and other nobles are in danger. It’s Bristol, England, 1792, and a young bride, Lizzie Fawkes, is married to an older man who has designed a row of terraced houses along the river.
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