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Ambition and desire : the dangerous life of Josephine Bonaparte / Kate Williams.

by Williams, Kate, 1974-

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McClelland & Stewart, c2014.

Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814.

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Marriage.

Empresses -- France -- Biography.

9780771088599 (hc., McClelland & Stewart ed.)

9780345522832 (hc., Ballantine Books US ed.)

0345522834 (hc., Ballantine Books US ed.)

viii, 384 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-365) and index.

Prologue -- La Pagerie -- Sophistication -- "Beneath all the sluts in the world" -- Revolution -- "The height of good manners to be ruined" -- "What strange power you have over my heart" -- "The single object in my heart" -- A million kisses -- "I am so distressed at being separated from him" -- "All I have suffered" -- "He owes me everything" -- "The most beautiful thing in the world" -- Scenes with Bonaparte -- "My stepfather Is a comet" -- "Your imperial majesty" -- "The king of diamonds" -- "I have fulfilled my destiny" -- "I wish you would be more reasonable" -- "Cold and often embarrassed" -- "Like a wounded soldier" -- "More full of charm" -- Epilogue.

Traces the rags-to-riches story of Josephine Bonaparte, discussing her humble origins, powerful ambitions, and her passionate relationship with Napoleon.

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