The Islander

Maximilienne Carpentier is one of the more elusive and enigmatic figures of recent European history but her story invites us to judge for ourselves the truth--or otherwise--of her claims.</P><p>Who was this strange woman?</p><P>Where is the island she speaks of?</P><p>Can we believe that she did away with her enemies as she describes?</P><P>Was her father really a convicted criminal her aunt a murderess and her cousin a suicide?</p><P>Who is the mysterious Claude Besson her apparent help in time of trouble?</P><p>What of the Royal Title she alludes to and her claim that Charles VII of France ratified this valuable document?</P><P>Although some details linger obstinately in the caprice of nineteenth century political turmoil Maximilienne Carpentier nevertheless remains a fascinating woman in recent literature.</P>