Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe

Sandra Gulland

Set in Paris at the end of the eighteenth century Jos?phine begins to awaken to the reality of her recent marriage to 'the Corsican' Napoleon Bonaparte now General-in-Chief of the Army of Italy. Through Jos?phine's diary entries and Napoleon's impassioned - almost disturbing - love letters an astonishing portrait of an ingenuous compassionate woman emerges set against one of the most tumultuous periods in European history. Written in a spare but compelling style this beautifully crafted novel brings the amazing drama of the legendary Jos?phine to vibrant life.>