Victor Hugo's epic masterpiece is retold and illustrated by Marcia
Williams in her signature comic-book style.
Travel back to nineteenth-century France with ex-convict Jean Valjean as
he tries to put his criminal past behind him and his fate intertwines
with the ruthless Inspector Javert, determined to put Valjean back
behind bars; the poor factory worker Fantine, whose struggle to provide
for her child leads to her death; her orphaned daughter, Cosette, whom
Valjean saves from poverty and neglect; and Cosette's besotted suitor,
Marius. As a revolution sweeps through Paris, can Valjean elude Javert
and secure a happy life for Cosette before all is lost? Follow their
story in Marcia Williams's entertaining and easily digestible retelling
for young readers.