Black Rock: The Story of an Island, an Exile and an Emperor

Black Rock: The Story of an Island, an Exile and an Emperor

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Publisher's Synopsis

Should ambition cease with death? Napoleon Bonaparte doesn't think so. His ghost is actually hungrier than ever. The ex-emperor has no intention of allowing his premature end to thwart his destiny or threaten his legacy. But death holds unexpected surprises for the restless spirit of the nineteenth-century's most infamous tactician. Set in 1821 on the remote Atlantic island of St Helena during the week between Napoleon's death and burial, this historical who-done-it examines what powerful men do in narrowed circumstances and what ordinary people do when their lives collide with the exceptional. Louise Hoole draws upon the letters and memoirs of those exiled on the island to bring to life the complex machinations of those who made up Napoleon's last court.

Winner of the 2015 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold for cover design, fiction.

Book information

ISBN: 9781939604255
Publisher: Barranca Press
Imprint: Barranca Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 222
Weight: 442g
Height: 222mm
Width: 143mm
Spine width: 21mm