Nancy Wigston The Toronto Star Sandra Gulland's second installment of her history of Josephine, Empress of France, is that rare phenomenon: a second novel even better than the first.įaith Sullivan author of The Cape Ann Shrewd and engaging.moving, entertaining, conscientiously researched, and, yes, fun. Beginning in Paris in 1796, the saga continues as Josephine awakens to her new life as Mrs. Merilyn Simonds Montreal Gazette Everything a reader could hope for and more.Īlison Weir author of The Children of Henry VIII An often-moving book that keeps the reader in a happy state of constant anticipation. Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe is the much-awaited sequel to Sandra Gullands highly acclaimed first novel, The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. "It encompasses the political machinations and the battlefield encounters that made the Emperor famous, Josephine is always at the story's center, utterly devoted to a man who loves her passionately but will eventually prove to love power more."-Anna Quindlen, author of Still Life with Bread Crumbs and Diane Schoemperlen winner of the 1998 Governor General's Award for Fiction Utterly mesmerizing.a seamless blend of fact and fiction that moves historical fiction to a whole new level.
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