The Romantic by William Boyd

The Real Life of Cashel Greville Ross

A sweeping 19th-century odyssey following a restless adventurer who repeatedly reinvents himself as soldier, exile, explorer, and entrepreneur, roaming from Europe to India, Africa, and America. Through love affairs, friendships, betrayals, and fortunes won and lost, his episodic life becomes a witty, poignant meditation on chance, identity, and the stubborn pursuit of meaning and romance.

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