The Martyr of Notre Dame is the most tragic of Anne Golon's novels. With dizzying speed, under the influence of fatal events, young Angelica turns from a beautiful queen into a pariah rejected by society and finds herself in the world of criminal night Paris. She loses her position in society, the support of family and friends, and her livelihood. She even has to leave her tiny sons. Instead of a carefree woman spoiled by her loving husband, another is born: a determined, cruel Angelica, capable of standing up for herself and avenging the love taken away.