- 1987,loveintimeofwar.AbusdriverGeorgeLennoxmeetsCarla,aNicaraguanexilelivingaprecarious,profoundlysadlifeinGlasgow.Herbackisscarred,herboyfriendmissing,herfamilydispersed;she’ssuicidal.GeorgetakeshertoNicaraguatofindoutwhathashappenedtothemandtohelpherfaceherpast.Oncehome,Carla’snightmarishmemoriestakeover,andCarlaandG…
- 1848,ParisunderSiege:VictorHugoistornbetweenhisfamily,hismistressesandpoliticalturmoil-nevermindfinallycompletinghisclassicnovelLesMiserables.AlthoughHugoisaconfirmedRoyalist,hesupportstheRepublicandLouisNapoléonBonaparte,whoissoontobecomepresident,convincedthathewillinitiatesocialreforms.Butwhenthenewgovernmentisforme…