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Synopsis
An evocative portrait of Josephine Beauharnais, the young widow who caught the eye of Corsican general Napoleon Bonaparte and who became his wife, hostess, political advisor, confidante, and lover, is set against the turbulent backdrop of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Europe. 25,000 first printing.
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Review
'Stuart tells her story well, expertly weaving in the necessary political and historical events' -- Antonia Fraser, Sunday Times
'This biography shines primarily as social history, providing rich portraits of pre-Revolutionary and Revolutionary Paris' -- Michele Roberts, Independent
...what makes this book such a good read is the extraordinary story, well told... -- Jessica Mann in Literary Review, September 2003
By setting Josephine in her Caribbean context... Andrea Stuart has provided genuinely new insights... -- Kathryn Hughes in Mail on Sunday, October 2003
This was an enjoyable, well-researched book; I didn't want to reach the end. -- Edwina Currie in New Statesman, September 2003
About the Author
Andrea Stuart was brought up in the Caribbean and the US. She has lived in Paris and now lives in London. Her first book, Showgirls, was published to critical acclaim by Jonathan Cape in 1996. She is co-editor of the Black Film Bulletin and Fiction Editor of Critical Quarterly.
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Hardback. Condition: Good. One of the most remarkable women of the modern era, Josephine Bonaparte was born Rose de Tasher on her family's sugar plantation in Martinique. She embodied all the characteristics of a true Creole-sensuality, vivacity, and willfulness. Using diaries and letters, Andrea Stuart expertly re-creates Josephine's whirlwind of a life, which began with an isolated Caribbean childhood and led to a marriage that would usher her onto the world stage and crown her empress of France.Josephine managed to be in the forefront of every important episode of her era's turbulent history: from the rise of the West Indian slave plantations that bankrolled Europe's rapid economic development, to the decaying of the ancien regime, to the French Revolution itself, from which she barely escaped the guillotine.Rescued from near starvation, she grew to epitomize the wild decadence of post-revolutionary Paris. It was there that Josephine first caught the eye of Napoleon Bonaparte. A true partner to Napoleon, she was equal parts political adviser, hostess par excellence, confidante, and passionate lover. In this captivating biography, Stuart brings her so utterly to life that we finally understand why Napoleon's last word before dying was the name he had given her: Josephine. Seller Inventory # 00072554973
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