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Half way through I was wondering if this was brilliant or bonkers, sadly it fell on the bonkers side of the line for me.
Not bad by any stretch, I just didn't invest with any of the story. The dichotomy of insightful consideration of Napoleon's exile on St Helena from the view point of a young teenage girl was more than I could swallow.
Beautifully written as I would expect from Keneally, however too far a leap from plausible to be rated any higher from me. ...more
Not bad by any stretch, I just didn't invest with any of the story. The dichotomy of insightful consideration of Napoleon's exile on St Helena from the view point of a young teenage girl was more than I could swallow.
Beautifully written as I would expect from Keneally, however too far a leap from plausible to be rated any higher from me. ...more
Oct 24, 2016
Michele
marked it as to-read
Jun 19, 2025
Jacqueline
marked it as to-read
