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Desiree
Annemarie Selinko
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Description for Desiree
Paperback. Perhaps the most successful historical romance since GONE WITH THE WIND, DESIREE is the bestselling novel of Napoleon's first love. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 414.
Perhaps the most successful historical romance since GONE WITH THE WIND, DESIREE is the bestselling novel of Napoleon's first love. All the passions and intrigues of Bonaparte's court are seen through the eyes of a silk merchant's daughter from Marseilles, a young woman who became Napoleon's fiancee and, ultimately, the Queen of Sweden. 'An astonishing story told with verve and a swift, fluent and deeply feminine charm. The Napoleonic background is vivid and accurate' Evening Standard First published in 1953.
Perhaps the most successful historical romance since GONE WITH THE WIND, DESIREE is the bestselling novel of Napoleon's first love. All the passions and intrigues of Bonaparte's court are seen through the eyes of a silk merchant's daughter from Marseilles, a young woman who became Napoleon's fiancee and, ultimately, the Queen of Sweden. 'An astonishing story told with verve and a swift, fluent and deeply feminine charm. The Napoleonic background is vivid and accurate' Evening Standard First published in 1953.
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842125212
SKU
V9781842125212
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99-21
About Annemarie Selinko
Annemarie Selinko was born in Vienna in 1914. She was a successful journalist and novelist. In 1938 she moved to Copenhagen, and subsequently lived in Stockholm, Paris and London, before returning to Copenhagen. Désirée was a huge best-seller with over a million copies sold and in 1956 was turned into a film starring Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons. Annemarie Selinko ... Read more
Reviews for Desiree
The most fascinating historical novel since Gone With the Wind
Boston Post
An epic love story ... irresistible reading
Chicago Tribune
An astonishing story told with verve, and a swift, fluent and deeply feminine charm. The Napoleonic background is vivid and accurate
Evening Standard
Boston Post
An epic love story ... irresistible reading
Chicago Tribune
An astonishing story told with verve, and a swift, fluent and deeply feminine charm. The Napoleonic background is vivid and accurate
Evening Standard