Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe - Brossura

Gulland, Sandra

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0747273332 ISBN 13: 9780747273332

Casa editrice: Headline Review, 2000

Riassunto

Josephine begins to awaken to the reality of her recent marriage to Napoleon Bonaparte. Through Josephine's diary entries and Napoleon's impassioned love letters, an astonishing portrait of an ingenuous, compassionate woman emerges.

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Recensione:

By casting her narrative in the form of a first-person journal, Gulland invests it with vividness and immediacy, so that one sometimes forgets it is a historical novel, and reads it with a real sense of surprise at each development (Times Metro)

''The second instalment of Sandra Gulland's gripping novel about Josephine Bonaparte finds our heroine ensconced as the initially reluctant spouse of the great man ... Through the gossipy, incident-packed medium of Josephine's journal, we get a breathlessly condensed version of the last days of the 18th century and a warts-and-all account of Napoleon that is both fun and informative. The best thing, though, is the picture that emerges of Josephine herself - capricious, coquettish and alluring by turns, she comes across as eminently likeable and the sort of woman over whom one can well imagine an Emperor losing his head' The Times

'This is a fascinating peep behind the scenes into the humanity of an important period of European history' Good Book Guide

Straightforward and likeable re-telling of the life of Josephine Buonaparte is laced with ribbons and period detail (Independent)

Packed with captivating historical detail (Daily Telegraph)

'[Sandra Gulland] brings the characters and setting to vivid life' Middlesbrough Evening Gazette

Gulland has huge fun ... nothing seems beyond the grasp of her imagination. In her hands Josephine B puts in a stellar performance. Now tender, now triste, she's the Jackie O of her day' (Guardian)

'This book is a traditional treat, a carefully researched and literate historical novel' Western Mail Cardiff

Richly detailed historical novel (Nottingham Evening Post)

'A worthy successor to the first volume' Historical Novels Review

Descrizione del libro:

The next in the trilogy by the bestselling author of THE MANY LIVES & SECRET SORROWS OF JOSEPHINE B

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• Editore: Headline Review
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0747273332
• ISBN 13: 9780747273332
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416