This novel is about Napoleon's Egyptian campaign and about the personal journey of the relationship between two characters, Rémi and Corinne. It is studded with historical references and extremely detailed in its scope, sometimes so detailed, I simply lost interest..The novel is nevertheless witty, sometimes very funny, with realistic dialogues. I was intrigued by the spying element which we do not hear much about. The are so many levels of interest that I was reminded of Tolstoy's War and Peace. ( )