num_pages: 512
description: The passions and intrigues of Napoleon Bonaparte's court are brought vividly to life through an unusual point of that of a merchant's young daughter from Marseilles who became Napoleon's fiancée and rose to become queen of Sweden. A massive international bestseller, the film version starred Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons.
language: English
title: Désirée
titlecomplete: Désirée
characters: Charles XIV John of Sweden, Désirée Clary, Queen of Sweden and Norway, Napoléon Bonaparte
genres: Fiction, Historical, France, Roman, German Literature, Romance, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance
ratings_count: 11031
publisher: Phoenix