The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. by Sandra Gulland

Though the dreaded Reign of Terror was ended and its architect Robespierre was dead, political intrigue is a plague on the land. Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe begins on the day after Josephine’s marriage to the “Corsican” Napoleon, a mournful woman, beset by doubts, fearful of her children’s reaction to her marriage and what the future may hold for all of them. takes readers on a fascinating journey into the heart of one woman whose destiny became inextricably entwined in the history of a nation. Finally, she writes of her husband’s execution and of her fateful meeting with Napoleon Bonaparte with whom she will fulfill her destiny as Empress Josephine.Ī richly detailed story, filled with the emotions of a young woman and a country under siege, The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. She tells of her days of imprisonment during the bloody French Revolution and of the fall of the French monarchy. Through her fictionalized diary entries, readers learn of the birth of her two children and the dissolution of her marriage due to her husband’s indiscretions. Soon after, Josephine is sent to Paris to marry Alexandre de Beauharnais, and there her fortune unfolds. The story opens in 1777 on the island of Martinique, where the young Josephine hears three predictions about her future: she will have an unhappy marriage, she will be widowed, and she will be Queen. Combining meticulously researched history and superb storytelling, author Sandra Gulland provides an intimate look into the lives of the men and women behind the revolution and relates Josephine Bonaparte’s marvelous, perilous rise from an innocent girl to one of the most sophisticated and powerful women in history. is a sweeping, dramatic tale of romance, heartbreak, and political intrigue set during the tumultuous times of the French Revolution. The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. Trilogy: The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe The Last Great Dance on Earth.

The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. by Sandra Gulland