The House of Widows - James Buchan

'An epic voyage well worth taking' Telegraph'There is nothing quite like a James Buchan novel' Financial TimesAutumn, 1785. Two young boys, in the uniform of officer cadets of the Royal Military College, are standing outside the porter's gate of a house in the faubourg Saint-Germain of Paris.One of the boys is William Neilson, the third of that name. The other is Napoléon Buonaparte. They are the best of friends.As the monarchy in France disintegrates, the boys take different paths, one towards... Zobrazit více