A Tale of Two Cities is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in Paris and London of the 1780s and 1790s. Dr. Manette is incarcerated in the Bastille for eighteen years without trial. His daughter Lucie grows up in London, thinking that she is an orphan. But her life changes when her father is released from prison.Charles Darnay is an emigrant who has left France because of his hatred for his family. Charles and Lucie fall in love and marry. But there is another person who loves Lucie with all his heart and will do anything for her sake. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. It s a story of love, war and tragic heroism.