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In an intriguing adaptation of Napoleon Bonaparte's real attempt to write a novel, the defeated emperor and his little-known last love-the audacious, pregnant Albine de Montholon-plot to escape exile and free his young son. To succeed, Napoleon demands loyalty. To survive, Albine plunges into betrayal.

Margaret Rodenberg's passion for French history began when she lived in France as a young teen with her US Navy family. An avid traveler who has visited over sixty countries, she has journeyed more than 30,000 miles to conduct Napoleonic research, including to St. Helena Island in the remote South Atlantic where Finding Napoleon takes place. She's a former businesswoman, an award-winning writer, and a proud director of the Napoleonic Historical Society, a non-profit that promotes knowledge of the Napoleonic era. Her website, www.margaretrodenberg.com, reports on Napoleon's ongoing presence in world culture. Finding Napoleon is her first novel. She lives near Washington, DC. She's as happy in a kayak and she is in a museum.