I almost did not finish this novel, but I am glad I pushed through. I loved the bitter-sweet ending! Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution, the novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. The final quarter of the novel is when the story really comes to life, and I absolutely love Dickens for it.