City of Crows

I've read City of Crows by Chris Womersley which is set in Paris in the 17th century.  The author has built a story around actual people who lived at that time.  It is a good story, well written but not a genre that I really enjoy.  There is witchcraft, magic spells and the plague in the story.  A prisoner, Lesage, has just been released from prison where he endured incredible hardship.  He meets a young widow, Charlotte, who has left her village with her son after her husband died.  Charlotte has a strange encounter then a something terrible happens.  After that she meets up with Lesage and together they go to Paris.  31/2/5