The Secret Life of Josephine

Napoleon's Bird of Paradise

Fiction & Literature, Historical
Cover of the book The Secret Life of Josephine by Carolly Erickson, St. Martin's Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Carolly Erickson ISBN: 9781429918800
Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication: September 4, 2007
Imprint: St. Martin's Press Language: English
Author: Carolly Erickson
ISBN: 9781429918800
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication: September 4, 2007
Imprint: St. Martin's Press
Language: English

The bestselling author of The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette and The Last Wife of Henry VIII returns with an enchanting novel about one of the most seductive women in history: Josephine Bonaparte, first wife of Napoleon.

Born on the Caribbean island of Martinique, Josephine had an exotic Creole appeal that would ultimately propel her to reign over an empire as wife of the most powerful man in the world. But her life is a story of ambition and danger, of luck and a ferocious will to survive. Married young to an arrogant French aristocrat who died during the Terror, Josephine also narrowly missed losing her head to the guillotine. But her extraordinary charm, sensuality, and natural cunning helped her become mistress to some of the most powerful politicians in post-Revolutionary France. Soon she had married the much younger General Bonaparte, whose armies garnered France an empire that ran from Europe to Africa and the New World and who crowned himself and his wife Emperor and Empress of France. He dominated on the battlefield and she presided over the worlds of fashion and glamor. But Josephine's heart belonged to another man--the mysterious, compelling stranger who had won her as a girl in Martinique.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The bestselling author of The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette and The Last Wife of Henry VIII returns with an enchanting novel about one of the most seductive women in history: Josephine Bonaparte, first wife of Napoleon.

Born on the Caribbean island of Martinique, Josephine had an exotic Creole appeal that would ultimately propel her to reign over an empire as wife of the most powerful man in the world. But her life is a story of ambition and danger, of luck and a ferocious will to survive. Married young to an arrogant French aristocrat who died during the Terror, Josephine also narrowly missed losing her head to the guillotine. But her extraordinary charm, sensuality, and natural cunning helped her become mistress to some of the most powerful politicians in post-Revolutionary France. Soon she had married the much younger General Bonaparte, whose armies garnered France an empire that ran from Europe to Africa and the New World and who crowned himself and his wife Emperor and Empress of France. He dominated on the battlefield and she presided over the worlds of fashion and glamor. But Josephine's heart belonged to another man--the mysterious, compelling stranger who had won her as a girl in Martinique.

More books from St. Martin's Press

Cover of the book Death and the Girl He Loves by Carolly Erickson
Cover of the book Chihuahua of the Baskervilles by Carolly Erickson
Cover of the book Hotel on Shadow Lake by Carolly Erickson
Cover of the book How Far From Austerlitz? by Carolly Erickson
Cover of the book Shadow Riders by Carolly Erickson
Cover of the book The $5 Dinner Mom Breakfast and Lunch Cookbook by Carolly Erickson
Cover of the book Trumponomics by Carolly Erickson
Cover of the book Island Road by Carolly Erickson
Cover of the book The Billionaire's Club: New York Boxed Set (The 100 Shades Hotter Edition) by Carolly Erickson
Cover of the book Renegade by Carolly Erickson
Cover of the book Packaging Girlhood by Carolly Erickson
Cover of the book Back Piece by Carolly Erickson
Cover of the book Krav Maga Defense by Carolly Erickson
Cover of the book The Guardian by Carolly Erickson
Cover of the book The Mountain by Carolly Erickson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy