Tales Of Passion, Tales Of Woe

Follows 'The Many Lives And Secret Sorrows Of Josephine B'.

Set in Paris at the end of the eighteenth century, 'Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe' opens as Josephine awakens to the reality of her recent marriage to "the Coriscan" Napoleon Bonaparte, now General-in-Chief on the Army of Italy. Through Josephine's diary entries and Napoleon's impassioned - and at times disturbing - love letters, an astonishing portrait of a canny and compassionate woman emerges, set against one of the most tumultuous periods in European history. Written in a spare but compelling style, this beautifully crafted novel brings the amazing drama of the legendary Josephine to vibrant life.