Eugenie
By Marjorie Bowen
France, 1759
Whilst the commoners plan to rise up against the hated aristocracy, two sisters – Eugénie and Pélagie – are thrown into a bitter battle of their own. Eugénie is a reckless narcissist whose charm and beauty casts a fatal spell on all those around her. Pélagie is her ruthless and scorned sister, who pays a terrible price for ambition.
Their lives are torn apart by one man and the soon find themselves divided by conflicting ideals of honour and love. What began as a scandalous notion quickly becomes a reality of revenge and deceit as Eugénie embarks on a forbidden relationship with one of France’s most cruel nobles.
Driven purely by passion, she defies both Pélagie and her father, leaving a web of bitterness and loathing behind her. Swept away on a tide of jealousy and lust, they are all blind to the deadly darkness that is creeping over them – the shadow of the guillotine. With France in ruins, they are forced to accept that nothing will ever be the same again.
