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A Tale of Two Cities - Life Lesson

How thrilling was a novel long ago I read for school: A Tale of Two Cities. It tells of common people whose great woe comes from the upper class’ atrocities. A doctor tortured in Bastille has been released. To London he returns and regains his health with his daughter Lucy’s help. To the east, things get ugly for the French with great wealth. Two men love Lucy: Sydney and Darnay. She weds Darnay, who’s lied about his family. They’d locked her dad up. She forgives him anyway! But now he has big problems. He’s nobility! It happens that poor Sydney has a face much like Darnay’s. Though Sydney’s never been a man of character, he will find grace by taking Darnay’s place at the guillotine. This novel shows the need for reformation and is a treasure from Great Britain’s past. It teaches redemption through transformation. Dickens’ stories through the centuries will last. Feb. 19, 2017 for Line Gauthier's Life lesson from a favourite novel

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Date: 2/25/2018 10:05:00 AM
Very nice, I wrote a few poems about authors it was called how to enrich your lives and I wrote another on how to go back in time and meet men and women of distinction Nice work a pleasure to read
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Date: 2/22/2018 11:39:00 AM
Andrea, congrats on your fine podium win for your well-written poem about this amazing book and the lessons learned! Hugs, Sandra
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Date: 2/22/2018 6:45:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved win Andrea, well written. :))
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Date: 2/21/2018 5:38:00 AM
I don't have to re read the story Andrea as your synopsis refreshed my memory and did Dickens justice. Well written and all the best for the Contest...Maria xxx
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Date: 2/21/2018 1:17:00 AM
Enjoyed reading , Andrea, congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve~`*
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Date: 2/20/2018 5:26:00 PM
Great poem, Andrea. "Redemption through transformation" is a formidable lesson. Congrats on your win in my contest. Well done.
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Date: 2/20/2018 2:11:00 PM
Congratulations on your win Andrea. Tom
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Date: 2/20/2018 11:03:00 AM
Love this Andrea, being a Dicken's fan
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Date: 2/20/2018 9:29:00 AM
Excellent synopsis, Andrea, and yes, Dicken's timeless appeal and relevance. Good luck! Viv x
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Date: 2/20/2018 7:36:00 AM
I enjoyed reading your depiction..a life lesson it is..best for a win, Andrea.
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Date: 2/20/2018 7:19:00 AM
I like Tales of Two Cities, and enjoyed your poetic synopsis. Makes me want to reread the book :) Good luck in the contest.
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Date: 2/20/2018 7:01:00 AM
nice glimpses of the classic novel, Andrea, and just in twenty lines ... wonderful ...
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Date: 2/20/2018 6:23:00 AM
I've not read that book, but you wrote a wonderful poem for the contest...
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