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The Bestselling Story of Napoleon's First Love
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October 2010
On Sale: October 1, 2010
Featuring: Desiree Clary; Napoleon
608 pages
ISBN: 1402244029
EAN: 9781402244025
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Romance Historical
A sweeping novel of passion, intrigue, and unrequited love,
Desiree tells the story of Napoleon's first love, Desiree
Clary. When a young, impoverished Napoleon meets the French
merchant's daughter, the smitten pair is swiftly engaged.
But the ambitious Napoleon dashes off to war, leaving
fourteen-year-old Desiree pining and lonely. When her desire
drives her to track down the general in Paris, she finds the
formidable Josephine. A love story, but so much more, Desiree honestly explores
the landscape of a heart torn in two, revealing the true
story of an unlikely young girl who played a vibrant role in
an astonishing it of history and rose to unexpected heights. An epic bestseller that has earned both critical acclaim and
mass adoration, Desiree is at once a novel of the rise and
fall of empires, the blush and fade of love, and the heart
and soul of a woman.
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