Set in early 19th-century Lyon, Silk and Ashes of Lyon follows Elise Duvall, a young bride born into the city’s silk-weaving community, whose wedding day collides with a family feud and an unexpected encounter with Luc Morel, a fierce former revolutionary. Wrenching choices, simmering rivalries and wartime wounds draw Elise into a dangerous, passionate orbit as loyalties and livelihoods are tested. Rich in historical atmosphere, woven looms and social tensions, this novel explores love and resilience amid revenge, industry and the aftershocks of revolution.
Set in early 19th-century Lyon, Silk and Ashes of Lyon follows Elise Duvall, a young bride born into the city’s silk-weaving community, whose wedding day collides with a family feud and an unexpected encounter with Luc Morel, a fierce former revolutionary. Wrenching choices, simmering rivalries a...