After the defeated Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte 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 African slaves, 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. When Napoleon and Albine break faith with one another, ambition and Albines husband threaten their reconciliation. To survive, Albine must decide whom to betray. To succeed, Napoleon must learn whom to trust. With its delightful adaptation of Napoleons real attempt to write a novel, Finding Napoleon offers a fresh take on Europes most powerful man after hes lost everything. A forgotten woman of history the audacious Albine de Montholon narrates their tale of intrigue, love, and betrayal.
Two hundred years after his death, this richly researched novel reveals the man concealed by history.
