Napoleon's Last Island, Paperback/Thomas Keneally

A masterful account of Napoleon's final years in exile, by Booker Prize-winning author T. Thomas Keneally. On the island of St Helena where Napoleon has been exiled, the disgraced emperor is subjected to vicious and petty treatment by his captors. But, he forges an unexpected ally: a rebellious British girl, Betsy. Based on fact, this is the story of one of history's enigmatic figures and a British family who dared to associate with him.