{"product_id":"napoleons-mirage-9781647426200","title":"Napoleon's Mirage","description":"\u003cb\u003eReaders of Stephanie Drey and Allison Pataki will enjoy this highly anticipated sequel, an epic saga of love set during the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt that explores loyalty, cultural failures, and a potentially history-altering military defeat.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than a year has elapsed since the ghetto gates were destroyed and Ancona's Jewish community liberated by Napoleon's troops. Yet Mirelle is ostracized--by the community, her erstwhile best friend, and even her mother--and labeled a \"ruined woman.\" As her efforts to nurture her family's legacy are thwarted, she realizes she might have lost her last chance at love. Meanwhile, Daniel, now a lieutenant in the French army, and Christophe, the man responsible for Mirelle's disgrace, set sail to an unknown destination with General Bonaparte's forces. There, Napoleon and his men face a harsh and unforgiving landscape and new, implacable enemies, and Daniel's faith in and loyalty to the commander he once worshiped are put to the test. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEpic and rich with well-researched detail, \u003ci\u003eNapoleon's Mirage\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of misguided ambition leading to brutal warfare, failures of cultural appropriation, and a military defeat that just may have changed the course of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichelle Cameron is the author of \u003ci\u003eNapoleon's Mirage\u003c\/i\u003e (She Writes Press 2024), a sequel to the award-winning \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Ghetto Gates\u003c\/i\u003e (She Writes Press 2020). Other books include \u003ci\u003eBabylon: A Novel of Jewish Captivity, \u003c\/i\u003ea finalist in religious fiction in the 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Award (Wicked Son, 2023); \u003ci\u003eThe Fruit of Her Hands: The Story of Shira of Ashkenaz\u003c\/i\u003e (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster's Pocket Books, 2009); and \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Globe\u003c\/i\u003e (Lit Pot Press, 2003), named Shakespeare Theatre of NJ's 2003-04 Winter Book Selection and performed at the Stella Adler Studio's Shakespeare Benefit. A director of The Writers Circle, Michelle teaches creative writing to children, teens, and adults in New Jersey and virtually.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50911873270034,"sku":"9781647426200","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4a7f388c-94ae-4d38-9418-015b3c9f7e3c.jpg?v=1738758983","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/napoleons-mirage-9781647426200","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}