{"product_id":"finding-napoleon-paperback","title":"Finding Napoleon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Rodenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rodenberg inventively uses Bonaparte's own unfinished novel to tell the story of the despot's rise to power, which she juxtaposes against the story of his last love affair. Told creatively and with excellent research!\" --Stephanie Dray, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eAmerica's First Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Women of Chateau Lafayette\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautiful and poignant.\" --Allison Pataki, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Queen's Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its delightful adaptation of Napoleon Bonaparte's real attempt to write romantic fiction, \u003ci\u003eFinding Napoleon: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh take on Europe's most powerful man after he's lost everything--except his last love. A forgotten woman of history--the audacious Countess Albine--helps narrate their tale of intrigue, desire, and betrayal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the defeated Emperor Napoleon goes into exile on tiny St. Helena Island in the remote South Atlantic, he and his lover, Albine de Montholon, plot to escape and rescue his young son. Banding together enslaved Africans, British sympathizers, a Jewish merchant, a Corsican rogue, and French followers, they confront British opposition--as well as treachery within their own ranks--with sometimes subtle, sometimes bold, but always desperate action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmid his passions and intrigues, Napoleon finishes his real novel \u003ci\u003eClisson\u003c\/i\u003e that he started writing as a young man. Now it's a father's message to the young son whom his enemies took from him, but how can they get it to the boy? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Napoleon and Albine break faith with one another, ambition and Albine's husband threaten their reconciliation. To succeed, Napoleon must learn whom to trust. To survive, Albine must decide whom to betray. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis elegant, richly researched novel reveals the Napoleon history conceals and the Countess Albine history has forgotten. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162558206087,"sku":"9781647420161","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7985e904ac58dab7e2f702dd3a9bd390.webp?v=1733290390","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/finding-napoleon-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}