Napoleon's Last Island: A Novel

Napoleon's Last Island: A Novel

The bestselling author of Schindlerâ€™s List and The Daughters of Mars returns with a remarkable novel about the friendship between a quick-witted young woman and one of historyâ€™s most intriguing figures, Napoleon Bonaparte, during the final years of his life in exile on St. Helenaâ€”hailed by the New York Times Book Review as â€œinsightful and nimble...consistently fresh and engaging...call[ing] to mind the giants of 19th century fiction.â€

In October 1815, after losing the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte was banished to the island of Saint Helena. There, in one of the most remote places on earth, he lived out the final six years of his life. On this lonely island with no chance of escape, he found an unexpected ally: a spirited British girl named Betsy Balcombe who lived on the island with her family. While Napoleon waited for his own accommodations to be built, the Balcombe family played host to the infamous exile, a decision that would have devastating consequences for them all.

In Napoleonâ€™s Last Island, â€œmaster of character development and period detailâ€ (Kirkus Reviews) Thomas Keneally recreates Betsyâ€™s powerful and complex friendship with the man dubbed The Great Ogre, her enmities and alliances with his remaining courtiers, and her dramatic coming-of-age. Bringing a shadowy period of history to life with a brilliant attention to detail, Keneally tells the untold story of one of Europeâ€™s most enigmatic, charismatic, and important figures, and the ordinary British family who dared to forge a connection with him.
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2016-10-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501128424

Country	USA
Brand	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Atria Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2016-10-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501128424

Napoleon's Last Island: A Novel

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