Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire - Softcover

Fraser, Flora

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0307277933 ISBN 13: 9780307277930

Publisher: Anchor Books, 2010

Synopsis

[ Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire By ( Author ) Mar-2010 Paperback

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Review:

"Scandalous . . . Memorable . . . [A] juicy portrait of Napoleon's most flamboyant and favored sibling. . . . Pauline was, Fraser admits, 'a terrible model.' Which is, of course, why she's such fun to read about." --The New York Times Book Review

"Flora Fraser has plucked [Pauline Bonaparte] from the shadows and, through archives, diaries and letters, reveals one of the most colorful, crafty and intriguing women of the 19th century." --The Washington Times

"Entertaining. . . . Pauline's life of scandal and intrigue makes for a page-turning read." --The Economist

"Intriguing. . . . With funny glimpses of [Napoleon's] domestic life away from the battlefield." --The Star-Ledger (Newark)

"Without gilding this slightly tarnished Bonaparte lily, Flora Fraser encourages us to admire Pauline for the infinite vigour and resourcefulness of her buccaneering, even at its most teasingly self-indulgent. The success of a biography of an unimproving subject like this is whether or not we miss them at its close. Pauline . . . was clearly irresistible company." --Literary Review (UK)

"Lively and enjoyable. . . . it's impossible not to be swept along by [Fraser's] story." --The Mail on Sunday (UK)

"A moving and subtly feminist achievement . . . Fraser never condescends to her subject . . . She directs rigorous scholarship towards capturing the nuances of a bizarrely flamboyant life. . . . [Told] with elegance and poise . . . A remarkably lifelike portrait." --Standpoint Magazine (UK)

"Miss Fraser tells [Bonaparte's] story with elegance, colour and style." --Country Life (UK)

"Was Pauline Bonaparte . . . really as naughty as the British enemy tried to paint her with their propaganda?. . . . Did she really have an incestuous relationship with her brother Napoleon. . . . Was she as bad as history has made out? Read this well-researched book and decide for yourself." --Folkestone Herald (UK)

About the Author:

Flora Fraser is the author of Beloved Emma: The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton; The Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen Caroline; and Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III. She lives in London with her husband and three children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Anchor Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0307277933
• ISBN 13: 9780307277930
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320