Mademoiselle Revolution

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A powerful, engrossing tale of a biracial heiress fleeing to Paris amid the Haitian Revolution. Sylvie de Rosiers, the privileged daughter of a wealthy planter in 1791 Saint-Domingue, is a living reminder of her father's infidelity with an enslaved woman. As a violent slave uprising ignites the Haitian Revolution, Sylvie and her brother abandon their old lives, only to find themselves in the midst of another upheaval in radical Paris. Captivated by the Revolution's ideals and the revolutionaries, particularly Maximilien Robespierre and his mistress, Cornélie Duplay, Sylvie navigates her complex identity. Robespierre, a rising leader and abolitionist, sees Sylvie's mixed heritage as a symbol of his vision, while Cornélie becomes a mentor, encouraging her to embrace free thought. Sylvie grapples with her past complicity in a slave society and her place in this new order, torn between Robespierre's ideology and Cornélie's affection. As the Reign of Terror looms, she faces a critical choice: align herself with a regime that rises on the suffering of others or risk everything to maintain her integrity.