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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Eileen Granfors, author of Sydney’s Story

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Eileen Granfors, author of Sydney’s Story

Sydney Carton is one of Dickens’ most memorable heroes, a man who died for the love of a woman he could never have. His morose presence is felt throughout A Tale of Two Cities.

Eileen Granfors has forged a prequel to tell Sydney’s Story, with each incident in his life before A Tale of Two Cities and the fateful meeting with Lucie Manette Darnay pushing him another step closer to the guillotine.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Sydney’s Story?

Eileen Granfors: I taught A Tale of Two Cities for more than twenty years to high school juniors. Most of them thought he was foolish, disgusting, or a Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Eileen Granfors, author of Sydney’s Story