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The Second Empress
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Second Empress
Contributors:
By (Author) Michelle Moran
Publisher:
Quercus Publishing
Imprint:
Quercus Publishing
Publication Date:
1st June 2013
UK Publication Date:
14th March 2013
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
813.6
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
368
Dimensions:
Width 137mm, Height 197mm, Spine 22mm
Weight:
252g
Description
1810. Palais des Tuileries, France.
As a princess of the Holy Roman Empire, Marie-Louise Habsburg knows the importance of family loyalty. So when her father asks her to save his crown by marrying a foreign stranger twice her age she has no choice but to obey. But when she arrives in Paris, is becomes clear that Marie-Louise will have to fight for a place in her new husband's affections. Between a scorned first wife determined to hold on to her title and a fiendishly devious sister-in-law, will the young princess ever be able to win her rightful place at court Meet Marie-Louise Bonaparte, youngest wife of Napoleon the Great and France's unwilling Second Empress.Reviews
'A first-class novel, brilliantly written' Alison Weir. * Alison Weir *
Author Bio
Michelle Moran was born in California. While getting her Masters at Claremont Graduate University, Michelle published her first historical fiction novel, Jezebel. She has traveled around the world - including to Israel, where she participated in an archaeological dig that inspired her to begin writing historical fiction. She lives in Southern California.
