Sandra Gulland

Esta segunda entrega de la trilogía sobre Josefina Bonaparte relata su vida desde 1796, tras su matrimonio con Napoleón, hasta 1799, cuando el joven general se hace con el control de Francia. A través del diario intimo de Josefina y de las apasionadas cartas de Napoleon, asistimos a la fulgurante carrera del militar corso, quien apenas en dos años se hace con el dominio de Italia e inicia la conquista de Egipto.

The author of the internationally acclaimed Josephine Bonaparte trilogy returns with another irresistible historical novel, this one based on the life of Louise de la Valliere, whoagainst all oddsbecame one of the most mysterious consorts of Frances Louis XIV, the charismatic Sun King.Set against the magnificent decadence of the seventeenth-century French court, Mistress of the Sun begins when an eccentric young Louise falls in love with a wild white stallion and uses ancient magic to tame him. This one desperate action of her youth shadows her throughout her life, changing it in ways she could never imagine.Unmarriageable, and too poor to join a convent, Louise enters the court of the Sun King, where the king is captivated by her. As their love unfolds, Louise bears Louis four children, is made a duchess, and reigns unrivaled as his official mistress until dangerous intrigue threatens her position at court and in Louiss heart.A riveting love story with a captivating mystery at its heart, Mistress of the Sun illuminates both the power of true and perfect love and the rash actions we take to capture and tame it.

" Vive Bonaparte ! Vive Bonaparte ! Vive Bonaparte ! J'observe mon époux, figé comme une statue. Les acclamations sont un rugissement que l'on ressent presque intérieurement, une onde de ravissement A quoi pense-t-il ? " Après les années tumultueuses de la Révolution, Napoléon a entraîné Joséphine au sommet de l'Etat. Mais entre elle et son bien-aimé, d'infranchissables barrières se dressent implacablement : le pouvoir, ses ennemis, mais aussi le temps, et jusqu'à son ventre qui lui refuse l'héritier qu'attend la nation tout entière. Pourtant, qui mieux que Joséphine connaît le c?ur de l'Empereur, son Bonaparte ? Dans ce journal intime, la voix de Joséphine nous parvient telle que l'a imaginée Sandra Gulland. Ses talents de romancière alliés à de nombreuses années de recherches parachèvent le succès de cette tumultueuse trilogie.

Primer volumen de una nueva trilogía sobre Josefina Bonaparte escrita en forma de diario íntimo. El primer volumen comprende la vida de Josefina desde los catorce años hasta los treinta. Nos presenta a Josefina como la joven destinada a convertirse en una de las mujeres mas sofisticadas y poderosas de la historia.

For Napoleons stepdaughter, nothing is simple -- especially love.Paris, 1798. Hortense de Beauharnais is engrossed in her studies at a boarding school for aristocratic girls, most of whom suffered tragic losses during the tumultuous days of the French Revolution. She loves to play and compose music, read and paint, and daydream about Christophe, her brothers dashing fellow officer. But Hortense is not an ordinary girl. Her beautiful, charming mother Josephine has married Napoleon Bonaparte, soon to become the most powerful man in France, but viewed by Hortense as a coarse, unworthy successor to her elegant father, who was guillotined during the Terror. Where will Hortenses future lie? Inspired by Hortenses real-life autobiography with charming glimpses of teen life long ago, this is the story of a girl chosen by fate to play a role she didnt choose.

Joséphine Bonaparte, esposa de Napoleó, era una noieta impresionable que es va convertir e una de les dones més sofisticades i poderesos de la història. Aquest diari íntim de Joséphine comença lany 1

Passions i penes secretes és lesperada continuació de Els secrets de la jove Joséphine. El present volum sinicia a París lany 1796, on Joséphine comença una nova vida com a esposa de Napoléon Bonaparte. Atraves de les intimes anotacions al seu diari i

Lúltim gran ball relata lascens i la caiguda dun gran imperi, i lamor constant i ferm que sobreviu a la traïció, lexili i fins i tot la mort. Com a primer cònsol a França i més tard com a emperador,