Jason Lane's gripping biography, "General and Madame de Lafayette, Partners in Liberty's Cause in the American and French Revolutions,"
gives a fascinating account of the lives of both Lafayette and his wife, Adrienne.
Lafayette was known as "The Hero of Two Worlds. "He held the gratitude of Americans for his help in their War of Independence and the veneration of French liberals for his battle to liberate his countrymen from a venal nobility --a battle he waged despite being a noble himself. Now the story of his life and that of his wife is told in compelling detail in this fascinating account by historian Jason Lane.