The executioner's heir
Subtitle: a novel of Eighteenth-century France
By: Susanne Alleyn
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: Spyderwort Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Albany, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9781492306795
Subjects: Fiction; History
Description: Charles Sanson is the eldest son of Paris's executioner. In the 1760's, his family are outcasts and Charles becomes an executioner so he doesn't starve. For years Charles reluctantly administers the monarchy's merciless justice until the day comes when-- faced with stark injustice-- he cannot reconcile the law's brutal demands with his conscience.
Notes: Includes an excerpt of Palace of Justice (p. [330]-334).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-328).