A Far Better Rest
2000 novel by Susanne Alleyn
Summary
A Far Better Rest is a 2000 historical novel by American author Susanne Alleyn. It is Alleyn's debut novel, and was first published in July 2000 in the United States by Soho Press. The book is a retelling of Charles Dickens' 1859 historical novel, A Tale of Two Cities from Sydney Carton's perspective, which includes details of Carton's life missing from the original.
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