Cosette is a beautiful sequel to Les Miserables, but the original is still better. Cosette marries Marius and they have 2 children, Fantine (named after Cosette's mother) and Jean-Luc. In this book, Cosette's life comes full-circle: she goes from lark to daughter in Les Miserables and from a daughter to a wife and mother to a lark. The revelation that Cosette and Marius sacrifice themselves for their children and Cosette's full-circle life brings tears to my eyes. The beginning of Cosette wraps-up the ending of Les Miserables for those who haven't read the original. ( )