Loretta Hausman

Farewell, Josephine: the Romance of Josephine and Napoleon Loretta Hausman

Josephine grows up on the island of Martinique longing for a glorious life in Paris. A West Indian seer has told her she is destined to be "more than a queen." An arranged marriage to a French nobleman brings her to the city of lights. But instead of the grand life, she experiences the French Revolution. Her husband is executed, she is imprisoned and all of her dreams of diamonds turn to dirt. But then she meets the greatest love of her life, Napoleon Bonaparte. Their ups and downs, joys and sorrows, set against the background of the Napoleonic Wars ensure that this dramatic novel is one of the most turbulent romances of the time.