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This is the incredible rise and unbelievable fall of a woman whose energy and ambition is often overshadowed by Napoleon's military might. In this triumphant biography Kate Williams tells Josephine's searing story of sexual obsession politics and surviving as a woman in a man's world.

Abandoned in Paris by her aristocratic husband Josephine's future did not look promising. But while her friends and contemporaries were sent to the guillotine during the Terror that followed the Revolution she survived prison and emerged as the doyenne of a wildly debauched party scene surprising everybody when she encouraged the advances of a short marginalised Corsican soldier six years her junior.

Josephine the fabulous hostess and skilled diplomat was the perfect consort to the ambitious but obnoxious Napoleon. With her by his side he became the greatest man in Europe the Supreme Emperor; and she amassed a jewellery box with more diamonds than Marie Antoinette's. But as his fame grew Napoleon became increasingly obsessed with his need for an heir and irritated with Josephine's extravagant spending. The woman who had enchanted France became desperate and jealous. Until a divorcee aged forty-seven she was forced to watch from the sidelines as Napoleon and his young bride produced a child.
This is the incredible rise and unbelievable fall of a woman whose energy and ambition is often overshadowed by Napoleon's military might. In this triumphant biography Kate Williams tells Josephine's searing story of sexual obsession politics and surviving as a woman in a man's world.

Abandoned in Paris by her aristocratic husband Josephine's future did not look promising. But while her friends and contemporaries were sent to the guillotine during the Terror that followed the Revolution she survived prison and emerged as the doyenne of a wildly debauched party scene surprising everybody when she encouraged the advances of a short marginalised Corsican soldier six years her junior.

Josephine the fabulous hostess and skilled diplomat was the perfect consort to the ambitious but obnoxious Napoleon. With her by his side he became the greatest man in Europe the Supreme Emperor; and she amassed a jewellery box with more diamonds than Marie Antoinette's. But as his fame grew Napoleon became increasingly obsessed with his need for an heir and irritated with Josephine's extravagant spending. The woman who had enchanted France became desperate and jealous. Until a divorcee aged forty-seven she was forced to watch from the sidelines as Napoleon and his young bride produced a child.
Über den Autor
Kate Williams lives in Yorkshire where she enjoys writing, reading, goal setting and cake eating (and occasionally works out to offset the cakeeating) and is married to Rod, a magician. She works as a communication support worker for deaf students in a sixth form college, and aspires to be a sign language interpreter. She is passionate about Christians being real especially through difficult times, and wants to share her personalexperiences to encourage others to embrace the challenges of life but to approach them with faith.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780099551423
ISBN-10: 009955142X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Williams, Kate
Hersteller: Arrow
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Kate Williams
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.06.2014
Gewicht: 0,457 kg
Artikel-ID: 121733684

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