In 1887, at a time when duels are in vogue in Paris, Clément Lacaze and Marie-Rose Astié meet. He’s a charismatic master of arms; she’s a feminist, far ahead of…

Husband, wife, and daughter have moved from Boston to Williamstown. At 16, Samantha treats her mother shabbily, but when the two of them are in a horrific car crash, the…