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France, 1788. Below the gilded surface of aristocratic life, the kingdom seethes with discontent. For Adèle de Valois, a young noblewoman captivated by Enlightenment ideals, the whispers of unrest are distant thunder. For Jean-Luc Moreau, a Parisian locksmith struggling to afford bread, they are the harsh reality of daily life. When the Bastille is stormed in a cry for liberty, their vastly different worlds collide, setting them on a perilous course through ten years that will shatter a nation and redefine humanity.

As the revolution accelerates, Adèle sees her world dismantled – privileges abolished, family scattered, status erased. Forced into hiding during the Reign of Terror, she must shed her identity and rely on the unlikely protection of Jean-Luc, the pragmatic locksmith whose initial revolutionary hopes curdle into weary cynicism amidst the bloodshed. He witnesses firsthand the September Massacres, the execution of the King and Queen, the rise of Robespierre, and the chilling efficiency of the guillotine, all while navigating the dangerous currents of political conformity and harbouring a secret that could cost him his life.

"Echoes of the Guillotine" is a sweeping historical fiction epic exploring the human cost of radical change. It follows intertwined lives across the social spectrum – aristocrat, artisan, soldier, survivor – as they grapple with love, loss, betrayal, and the struggle for survival in the shadow of the blade. As the faint echoes of the guillotine finally yield to the tramp of Napoleon Bonaparte's marching boots, they are left to question the true price of liberty and whether the Republic forged in fear can ever truly deliver on its promises.