Free Stuff Want to try before you buy? Have a read of the first three chapters of The Diplomat of Florence for free!! Sometimes a chapter just doesn’t make it to the final manuscript. But I am quite fond of this one, which depicts the death of Cesare Borgia… In this extract from my new book (working title Two Gents in Italy) I write about the extraordinary interlude that Napoleon Bonaparte spent while exiled on the island of Elba, just off the coast of Tuscany. A fascinating tale that begs to be made into a book… Verona is famous for two things: opera and its association with Shakespeare. In this chapter from Two Gents in Italy, I talk about how we experienced both on our visit there. Fleeing Covid lockdowns in Melbourne, Robert and I found ourselves ‘marooned’ on Magnetic Island in Far North Queensland. Read all about it here. William Shakespeare’s Lost Years Share this:TwitterFacebookMoreLinkedInEmailLike this:Like Loading...