Marianne and the Lords of the East
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‘With the mere mention of Napoleon’s name, it was as though the Corsican himself had swept into the room, with booted feet and flashing eyes ...’ Beneath the red silk canopy of the royal barge, Marianne crosses the satin smooth waters of the Bosphorus. In her womb she carries the child forced upon her by the sinister Matteo Damiani. In her trust is a vital mission for her Emperor, the conquering Napoleon. She is bound for the court of the legendary Sultana of the Ottoman Empire to enlist her aid for the day that the Grand Army marches on Moscow. Her mission takes Marianne through palaces and prisons, from Constantinople to the shores of Russia itself...