Louise Hoole

Black Rock (eBook, ePUB)

The Story of an Island, an Exile and an Emperor

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 has 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 men 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Barranca Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780992744311
• Artikelnr.: 69107461

Autorenporträt

Louise Hoole was born in England, grew up on the remote Atlantic island of St Helena, and has spent many years in Africa. She is the author of seven books including Talking to the Ancestors (about East African art), Seven Wonders (about the world heritage sites of Tanzania), and The Mtwara Story (about deep-water exploration). She has contributed poetry to two collections (Street Level and Speaking Saint), and her first novel, Black Rock, explores the exile of Napoleon Bonaparte on St Helena (Barranca Press). Louise travels widely between Africa, Asia and Europe, and works as a freelance writer and editor for a range of clients from the BBC to the United Nations. She is currently completing a second novel, and a memoir about sailing the Pacific. For more information, please see www.louisehoole.com.