Needing Napoleon by Gareth Williams

Needing Napoleon by Gareth Williams

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A contemporary novel with an important historical element

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Needing Napoleon by Gareth Williams

'Needing Napoleon' is a remarkably original feat of imagination: an irresistible adventure that spirits the reader from present-day Paris to the battle of Waterloo and beyond. Can you change what has already happened? As a history teacher, Richard Davey knows the answer. At least, he thinks he does. On holiday in Paris, he stumbles across a curious antiques shop. The eccentric owner reveals a secret Richard dares not believe. Richard's conviction that Napoleon Bonaparte should have won the Battle of Waterloo could be put to the test. Accurate historical detail collides with the paradox of time travel as an ordinary twenty-first-century man is plunged into the death throes of the French empire.
This is Gareth Williams's first novel. He studied history at Cambridge which led to a career as a history teacher. Now retired, he lives on the magical Isle of Skye with his wife, Helen, and their Pyrenean Mountain dog, Sophie. He played rugby until he was forty-eight, only giving it up after breaking his back in a 400-foot fall down a mountain. When he is not writing, Gareth loves the outdoors and is working his way through all 282 Scottish mountains over 3000 feet. He is also an ardent skier. He is currently working on a sequel to 'Needing Napoleon'.
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ISBN 13 9781914913211
ISBN 10 1914913213
Title Needing Napoleon
Author Gareth Williams
Series The Richard Davey Chronicles
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The Conrad Press
Year published 2021-11-18
Number of pages 336
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