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Napoleon´s Last Island
Thomas Keneally
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Description for Napoleon´s Last Island
Paperback. A masterful account of Napoleon's final years in exile, by Booker Prize-winning author Thomas Keneally Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
On the island of St Helena in the south Atlantic ocean, Napoleon spends his last years in exile. It is a hotbed of gossip and secret liaisons, where a blind eye is turned to relations between colonials and slaves. The disgraced emperor is subjected to vicious and petty treatment by his captors, but he forges an unexpected ally: a rebellious British girl, Betsy, who lives on the island with her family and becomes his unlikely friend. Based on fact, Napoleon's Last Island is the surprising story of one of history's most enigmatic figures and ... Read more
On the island of St Helena in the south Atlantic ocean, Napoleon spends his last years in exile. It is a hotbed of gossip and secret liaisons, where a blind eye is turned to relations between colonials and slaves. The disgraced emperor is subjected to vicious and petty treatment by his captors, but he forges an unexpected ally: a rebellious British girl, Betsy, who lives on the island with her family and becomes his unlikely friend. Based on fact, Napoleon's Last Island is the surprising story of one of history's most enigmatic figures and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473625358
SKU
V9781473625358
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About Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published thirty-one novels since. They include Schindler's Ark, which won the Booker Prize in 1982 and was subsequently made into the film Schindler's List, and The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith, Confederates and Gossip From The Forest, each of which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His most recent novels are ... Read more
Reviews for Napoleon´s Last Island
Writing Napoleon's Last Island from Betsy's perspective allows Keneally to entertain readers with his trademark verve and impishness. Few can match him as a storyteller
Meredith Jaffe, Guardian (Australia)
He succeeds, with touches of brilliance, in bringing to life characters in more detail than history ever possibly could
Philip Dwyer, Sydney Morning Herald
One of the ... Read more
Meredith Jaffe, Guardian (Australia)
He succeeds, with touches of brilliance, in bringing to life characters in more detail than history ever possibly could
Philip Dwyer, Sydney Morning Herald
One of the ... Read more