JeanLuc  Anna Lise, A.G. Cullen
JeanLuc  Anna Lise, A.G. Cullen
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Jean-Luc & Anna Lise
A Novel of the Napoleonic Wars

Author: A.G. Cullen

Narrator: Matt Jopling

Unabridged: 21 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: EBL

Published: 02/02/2022


Synopsis

In 1795, two young boys return home from fishing to find their parish priest has been guillotined in the town square. Seventeen years later, Jean-Luc and Adrien have faced every horror and hardship imaginable as part of the emperor’s Grande Armée, but their greatest challenge is still ahead: to find Jean-Luc’s love, Anna Lise."Jean-Luc & Anna Lise" is set in the turbulent years of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars and follows the lives of three childhood friends: Jean-Luc, Adrien, and Adrien’s sister, Anna Lise. Jean-Luc and Adrien join Napoleon’s army expecting grand adventure and glory. They do find courage and comradery, but they must also endure disease, intense suffering, and death. Complicating their lives is Jean-Luc’s growing love for Anna Lise, who has fled with her parents from France to Russia—the country they must now invade. Will Jean-Luc and Adrien find Anna Lise, survive the brutal Russian winter, and return home to France? Can Jean-Luc reconcile himself with the horrors he has witnessed?

Reviews

Very well done military historical fiction! The action was well placed and gripping. The growth of the main character was excellent and I highly recommend this for anyone who enjoys military fiction or military history in general.......more

Goodreads review by KMOC

This novel begins just as the French Revolution is ending and Napoleon is gaining power, then follows his many successful military campaigns, and finally ends with his devastating defeat in Russia. The historic events are interwoven with a captivating story of two young men as they live through thes......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

Jean Luc & Anna Lise : A Novel of The Napoleonic Wars, by A.G. Cullen is a harrowing tale following three main characters through the harsh realities of the French Revolution. Jean-Luc & Anna Lise is an excellently written novel that is both compelling and heart wrenching, and certainly worth checki......more