The Sage of Waterloo

A Tale

By: Leona Francombe

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Hardcover | 1 June 2015 | Edition Number 1

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240 Pages

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1.94 x 1.24 x 0.23

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The extraordinary debut of a classical pianist turned novelist, The Sage of Waterloo is a playful retelling of a key turning point in human history-and a slyly profound reflection on our place in the world. William is a white rabbit living at Hougoumont, the historic farm on the site of the Battle of Waterloo. Under the tutelage of his grandmother Old Lavender, William attunes himself to the echoes and ghosts of the battle, and through a series of adventures he comes to recognize how deeply what happened at Waterloo two hundred years before continues to reverberate. "Nature," as Old Lavender says, "never truly recovers from human cataclysms." Brimming with the wonder and narrative power of Andrea Barrett or Anthony Doerr and full of vivid insights about Napoleon, Wellington, and the battle itself, The Sage of Waterloo is a beguiling tale of fate, human folly, and the wisdom of the natural world.

About the Author

Leona Francombe is a classical pianist who attended Bryn Mawr College and the Yale School of Music. She lives in Brussels, Belgium, with her husband and two children. This is her first book.

Industry Reviews

"Gentle and poetic, [The Sage of Waterloo] is an eloquent reflection on the nature and cost of war...Everything in this little book is perfect." -- David Kaymer - Library Journal (starred review) "Engaging, pleasantly written, and endlessly inventive: all promising signs and a reader's delight." -- Kirkus Reviews "Written by a concert pianist who abides in Europe, about the Battle of Waterloo seen through the eyes of an erudite bunny...The Sage of Waterloo [is] dignified and poignant, as well as sad, with a gentle humor befitting gentle lagomorphs." -- Lydia Millet - BookPage

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