The Sparks Fly Upward

Philippa, the daughter of Makepeace Burke, is about to enter into a marriage of convenience when she discovers that her long-time friend, the Marquis de Condorcet, is in dire danger because of the Reign of Terror and comes up with a daring scheme to save him from the guillotine, in a novel set during the French Revolution, by the author of Taking Liberties. Original.