“ A racy read about Leonie’s incredible and often turbulent life, with a fascinating slice of French history thrown in . . . Boullemier’s journalistic pace, clarity of style and intensity of research make for a romp of a read.”
John Marquis, Evening Tribune, Nassau, Bahamas

“A lot of heaving bosom . . . the historical sweep of the book is accurate and highly readable. Well written and chugs along at a good pace . . . well worth a read and proof that some journalists can write.”
Steve Lowe, Bedfordshire on Sunday

"Sweeping historical romance . . . the pace doesn't slacken. A swashbuckling saga with dollops of revolution, villains and swordplay. A heady mix."
Vaughan Tucker, Northampton Chronicle & Echo

"There’s something for everyone in this debut novel: political intrigue; bloody battles; a tender love story; and a healthy splattering of spaniels.

Boullemier provides a fascinating insight into Paris at this time without weighing down the reader with stodginess. Particularly absorbing are tales of the decadence of the ruling classes. The accounts of the battles are also gripping. Their pace is typical of this enjoyable read."
Charlotte Mackaness, The Field

"From boudoir to battlefield, searing passion pulsates through the pages of this family saga. Set against the political turmoil and appalling bloodshed of 19th century Europe, "Leonie" is doubly compelling for being based on the real lives of "ordinary" characters swept along by extraordinary events.

With refreshing directness and pace, Tony Boullemier charts the erratic fortunes of his eponymous forbear - as a young beauty, catching the emperor's predatory eye, as a member of the hated bourgeoisie, fleeing the murderous mob.

“What won me over in this first tale from Tony Boullemier was a vivid vista of European history that gets overlooked by the Anglo-Saxon reading world. Dozens of characters teem here on a Dickensian scale, fighting, loving, dying and surviving in a grim yet wonderful era. It travels ferociously from low squalor to high honour, taking in on the way an encyclopaedia of emotions and impulses experienced by people living in a great but fractious nation at a crossroads.” 
Brian Emsley, Journalist.

“A classic ‘ripping yarn’, full of fun and great historical interest. Painstakingly researched, the book takes us into the world of second Napoleonic Paris with political intrigue, romance and wonderfully accurate detail of gruesome medical problems. A tour de force from this new novelist with his huge journalistic experience. Great fun.”
Helen Coghill, General Practitioner.

“When Tony Boullemier discovered a diary among his family papers, it contained an exciting, action-packed adventure story written by one of his French ancestors, a woman caught up in a tumultuous period of history. His find was fact not fiction but he couldn't put it down and now he has turned it into a racy, modern faction novel. You too can share his excitement and the adventures of Leonie - a rollicking good read.” 
 Ashley Walton, Journalist and Author

"This is a great way to learn about a particular and not-so-well-known period of history. The characters are brought to life so realistically that when I came to the end, I felt quite bereft by the loss of my new friends, Leonie, Anton and of course, Napoleon and his colourful cohorts."
Elsa Christie, Retired Head Teacher

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