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Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon
Kate Williams
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Description for Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon
Paperback. Abandoned in Paris by her aristocratic husband, Josephine's future did not look promising. But while her friends and contemporaries were sent to the guillotine during the Terror that followed the Revolution, she survived prison and emerged as the doyenne of a wildly debauched party scene. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
This is the incredible rise and unbelievable fall of a woman whose energy and ambition is often overshadowed by Napoleon’s military might. In this triumphant biography, Kate Williams tells Josephine’s searing story, of sexual obsession, politics and surviving as a woman in a man’s world.
Abandoned in Paris by her aristocratic husband, Josephine's future did not look promising. But while her friends and contemporaries were sent to the guillotine during the Terror that followed the Revolution, she survived prison and emerged as the doyenne of a wildly debauched party scene, surprising everybody when she encouraged the advances of a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099551423
SKU
9780099551423
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About Kate Williams
Kate Williams is an author, social historian and broadcaster. She fell in love with history whilst studying for her BA and DPhil at the University of Oxford and has MAs from Queen Mary and Royal Holloway. She is a Professor of History and appears regularly on television – she recently presented The Stuarts, is the in-house historian and royal expert ... Read more
Reviews for Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon
Kate Williams' entrancing biography of Josephine is a sparkling account of this most fallible and endearing of women.
Daily Mail
Williams is the Cole Porter of 18th century history. Her serious and thorough investigation is presented in an accessible and playful way.
The Times
A whirlwind tour of French history.
Virginia Rounding
Telegraph ... Read more
Daily Mail
Williams is the Cole Porter of 18th century history. Her serious and thorough investigation is presented in an accessible and playful way.
The Times
A whirlwind tour of French history.
Virginia Rounding
Telegraph ... Read more