Napoleon & Josephine: The Sword And The Hummingbird

Type

Book

Authors

Gerald Hausman

Loretta Hausman

ISBN 10

0439568900

ISBN 13

9780439568906

Tags

Europe, European, Literature & Fiction

Description

Acclaimed authors Gerald and Loretta Hausman weave together the stories of Napoleon and Josephine and their turbulent love affair in this lavish and beautifully written novel.As Josephine grows up on the tropical island of Martinique, she dreams of moving to Paris to live a life of glamour. An arranged marriage to a French nobleman brings her to Paris, but not to the lifestyle she dreamt of. After a divorce and a terrible time during the French Revolution, she holds a party that Napoleon, the general who has grown famous after a series of military victories, attends. A tumultuous relationship develops that is filled with separations and fights and the most passionate declarations of love ever uttered. - from Amzon

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