August 1572: Minou Joubert and her family are in Paris for a royal wedding, an alliance between the Catholic Crown and the Huguenot King of Navarre that is intended to bring peace to France after a decade of religious wars. Also in Paris is their oldest enemy, Vidal, still in pursuit of a relic that will change the course of history. But within days of the marriage, thousands will lie dead in the streets, and Minou's beloved family will be scattered to the four winds.

"Following #1 Sunday Times bestseller The Burning Chambers, New York Times bestseller Kate Mosse returns with The City of Tears, a sweeping historical epic about love in a time of war. Alliances and Romance August 1572: Minou Joubert and her husband Piet travel to Paris to attend a royal wedding which, after a decade of religious wars, is intended to finally bring peace between the Catholics and the Huguenots. Loyalty and Deception Also in Paris is their oldest enemy, Vidal, in pursuit of an ancient relic that will change the course of history. Revenge and Persecution Within days of the marriage, thousands will lie dead in the street, and Minou's family will be scattered to the four winds . . "--