The Bone Collector of St. Helena (Paperback)

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Independently Published, 2025

9798272701800

Serie: Libro 2 di 2 - The Surgeons of Empire

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Paperback. On a remote island in the South Atlantic, a disgraced surgeon is given a macabre task: preserve the body of the dead emperor-before the truth rots away. 1821. Napoleon Bonaparte is dead. But on the British prison island of St. Helena, his body has not been buried. Fearing his grave will become a shrine, the governor orders Dr. Alistair Finch-a surgeon stripped of rank for refusing to amputate a boy's leg without consent-to secretly embalm the corpse and hide it in a lead-lined vault beneath Longwood House.As Finch works in the damp cellar with rum, arsenic, and beeswax, he discovers Napoleon's hidden journals-pages filled not with conquests, but with grief for a son he'll never see, and regret for the man war made him. When French loyalists, British profiteers, and a mysterious laundress all seek relics of the fallen emperor, Finch is drawn into a dangerous underground network smuggling truth out of exile.But the island is watching. And when the governor orders the body burned to ash, Finch must choose: obey and let history forget the man behind the myth. or risk everything to ensure the world remembers Napoleon not as a monster-but as human.From the author of The Surgeon of Virendra comes a haunting, gorgeously written novel of loyalty, legacy, and the quiet rebellion of compassion in the shadow of empire."A masterclass in historical fiction-gritty, psychologically rich, and deeply humane. Finch isn't just preserving a body; he's fighting for the soul of memory itself."- Historical Novels Review"War ends. But who gets to decide what the dead owe the living?"Readers of literary historical fiction who seek morally complex narratives, psychological depth, and anti-heroic perspectives on empire. Fans of Lincoln in the Bardo, The English Patient, Sebastian Barry, and The Signature of All Things. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Titolo
The Bone Collector of St. Helena (Paperback)
Autore
G.M. Thorne
Editore
Independently Published
Anno di pubblicazione
2025
Condizione
new
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 13
9798272701800
Serie
Libro 2 di 2: The Surgeons of Empire

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