The second empress
By: Michelle Moran
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Charnwood
Publisher: Thorpe
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781444822410
Subjects: Fiction; Women; History; Court and couriers
Description: Empress Josephine's family has been called to Napoleon's court for the terrible news that he intends to divorce his wife of thirteen years, who has failed to provide an heir, and take a younger bride, the Austrian Princess Marie-Louise. For his new wife, it is a horrible duty she must take on in her father's name: she must leave her love and family behind for an older man with whom she has nothing in common. And for Napoleon's sister, it is yet another woman stealing her brother's attention. She's spent years attempting to control his power and this distraction is the biggest threat she's ever faced. It's time to fight ...
Notes: Adult.