Napoleon's last island / Tom Keneally.
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TextPublisher: North Sydney, NSW : Vintage Books, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: ix, 425 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780857984609 (hardback)Subject(s): Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Fiction | Families -- Australia -- Fiction | Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- Fiction | Australia -- History -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction. Summary: Whilst living in exile on St Helena, Napoleon exerted an extraordinary influence on young Betsy Balcombe. How did she get from Napoleon's side to the Australian bush? Betsy Balcombe as a young woman lived with her family on St Helena. They befriended, served and were ruined by their relationship with Napoleon. To redeem the family's fortunes William Balcombe, Betsy's father, betrays Napoleon and accepts a job as the colonial treasurer of NSW, bringing his family with him. William never recovers from the ups and downs of association with Napoleon. His family however flourish in Australia and remain renowned pastoralists in Victoria.
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Whilst living in exile on St Helena, Napoleon exerted an extraordinary influence on young Betsy Balcombe. How did she get from Napoleon's side to the Australian bush? Betsy Balcombe as a young woman lived with her family on St Helena. They befriended, served and were ruined by their relationship with Napoleon. To redeem the family's fortunes William Balcombe, Betsy's father, betrays Napoleon and accepts a job as the colonial treasurer of NSW, bringing his family with him. William never recovers from the ups and downs of association with Napoleon. His family however flourish in Australia and remain renowned pastoralists in Victoria.
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