Tales of passion tales of woe6/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Whereas Joséphine B. follows a girl through adolescence and well into her adult life, Tales of Passion covers the much shorter period of time between Joséphine’s marriage to Napoleon and her ascension to the French throne. Strange, intense little Napoléon, the ill-mannered Corsican – a hero now, the Liberator of Italy. Tales of Passion does not veer from the established style of its predecessor, and offers little by way of surprise, but the strengths of the first novel are carried through, with Joséphine (the name Rose is sacrificed upon marriage to Bonaparte) remaining a compelling protagonist witness to the turmoils of a fascinating era.įame was the last thing I’d expected from marriage to Bonaparte. ![]() Good Lord, this should have been posted sooner, but I have been in that nightmarish state of wanting to write but having no willpower to get tappity at the keyboard for anything besides assignments for weeks.īut I’m back, and following on from Joséphine B., I dove straight into this trilogy’s next installment, which was solid. ![]()
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