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Napoleon's last island / Tom Keneally.

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ISBN 9780857984609 (hardback)
9780857984616 (paperback)
Author Keneally, Thomas author.
Title Napoleon's last island / Tom Keneally.
Publisher/Date North Sydney, NSW : Random House Australia, 2015.
copyright2015
Pagination etc. ix, 425 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary Note 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.
Subject - Name Napoleon -- I,Emperor of the French,1769-1821 -- Fiction
Subject Families -- Australia -- Fiction
Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- Fiction
Australian fiction
Australia -- History -- Fiction
Historical fiction.
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