Review
Margaret Georgeauthor of
The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A NovelThe legendary wife and love of Napoleon recounts the events in her life. It is easy to escape into her world and not want to return.
Judith Merkle Rileyauthor of
The Oracle GlassI was immediately captivated. Here is a novel beautifully visualized, which takes the reader from the world of the Voodoo queens of the Caribbean to the prisons of the French terror, following the determined rise of a woman who refuses to be crushed beneath fate, society, or poverty. A delicious historical treat.
Robin Maxwellauthor of
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn and
The Queen's BastardWhat a joy! Historical fiction with equal measures heart, soul, and intellect. With complete authority and searing intimacy, Ms. Gulland has captured and delivered to us the voice of one of history's most fascinating women....Thoroughly compulsive reading. Bring on part two!
Book Description
In this first of three books inspired by the life of Josephine Bonaparte, wife of Napoleon, Sandra Gulland recreates the astonishing world of a young girl who transforms herself into one of the most powerful women in history. Told in an imaginative and historically accurate diary form, this is an utterly absorbing novel of magical proportions.