When We Lost Our Heads

When We Lost Our Heads is a captivating novel set in nineteenth-century Montreal, tracing the intense friendship between two young women, Marie and Sadie, whose bond and personal ambitions shape the course of their city’s history. As their lives diverge—one inheriting a sugar empire and the other plunging into the city’s underworld—their stories intertwine amidst themes of gender, power, and desire. This compelling narrative explores how their relationship and choices influence a city on the brink of revolution.