Moran, Michelle.

The second empress / Michelle Moran. - London : Quercus, 2012. - 358 p. ; 24 cm.

"In the court of Napoleon, it's every woman for herself"--Cover.

Empress Josephine's family has been called to Napoleon's court for the terrible news that he intends to divorce his barren wife of thirteen years and take a younger bride, the Austrian Princess Marie-Louise. For Josephine's daughter, Hortense, this means she is free to leave her husband, Napoleon's brother, having given the Bonapartes three heirs.

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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 --Fiction.


Women--History--France--19th century--Fiction.


France--Court and courtiers--History--19th century--Fiction.


Historical fiction.

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