Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette, known as Lafayette, was a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was commander in the final battle that eventually secured American Independence.
This book is said in the first-person narrative and of those of his contemporaries as Lafayette recounts his life and his paths through three revolutions.
This is a meaty book; the edition I received from the author is over 1200 pages. It starts before Lafayette was born and continues till his last breath.
Divided in two parts:
Part 1- Military Destiny has 32 chapters
Part 2- Trials and Destiny has 21 chapters
Epilogue, notes and bibliography close the book.
Every page is told in minutia details it was overwhelming to keep up. The presentation shows how invested the author was to pursuit her objective to create this work, 7 years in the making is said, this is dedication to the outmost.
The book is extremely well-written, the research extraordinary and the presentation very well done. All this merits 5 stars.
Where did it go wrong for me:
I found the story too long, too many unnecessary details and a boring account of someone long gone who lived from 1757 till 1834. My fault not the author’s in anyway. Certainly, historical buff will have a better understanding and would have a different outlook. This book was not my cup of tea, my apology to Ms. Dobson for my lack of interest I developed all along I kept reading.
I stand on the fence on this one not exactly hating it but not loving it by a long shot.
