Gracie and the Emperor

'Bonaparte kills people.' 'Bonaparte is coming as a prisoner, child. He can't hurt anyone now.''He eats children,' said Gracie.As long as Gracie could remember, she had been told stories of Napoleon Bonaparte, who would stop at nothing to rule the world and plant the French flag on the Tower of London. Now, the most famous, the most dreaded man is coming to the very island where she lives. St Helena is like a small ship stuck fast in the ocean, far away from anywhere. When Napoleon Bonaparte arr