napoleon a life in gardens and shadows

Amid Corsican olive groves ornate menageries in Paris and lone garden plots on the island of Saint Helena Scurr introduces a diverse cast of scientists architects family members and gardeners all of whom stood in the shadows of Napoleons meteoric rise and fall. Napoleon A Life Told In Gardens And Shadows.

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Ruth Scurrs imaginative take on Napoleons life serves up fascinating insights into the mans behaviour and motivations as well as an illuminating account of those around him.

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