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| Title | : | Désirée |
| Author | : | Annemarie Selinko |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 607 pages |
| Published | : | December 28th 2005 by Entrelibros (first published 1951) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. Classics. Novels |
Annemarie Selinko
Hardcover | Pages: 607 pages Rating: 4.08 | 8450 Users | 639 Reviews
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The stunning, massively bestselling story of Napoleon's first fiancé
First published in 1953, this riveting true-life tale comes to life in diary form, giving readers an inside glimpse at the young Napoleon and his family. Désirée is enchanted by the young officer, and he asks her to marry him. But he must leave for Paris, where he meets his eventual wife Josephine. A heartbroken Désirée is unsure she'll ever find anyone again. A love story, but so much more, Désirée is the tale of a simple merchant's daughter who ends up with a kind of royalty she never expected: an unforgettable story just waiting to be reborn.
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| Original Title: | Désirée |
| ISBN: | 8493388335 (ISBN13: 9788493388331) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Charles XIV John of Sweden, Napoleon Bonaparte, Désirée Clary, Queen of Sweden and Norway |
Rating About Books Désirée
Ratings: 4.08 From 8450 Users | 639 ReviewsCriticism About Books Désirée
A really nice read for lovers of historical fiction. Yes, this is what "Désirée" is: It teaches you something about history, but there are also many fictional relations and details. I liked it mainly for two reasons: because I learned a new perspective of this part of the European history and because it was told from the view of a woman who didn't care much about politics and became involved in it anyway. I sympathized with the main character and with her struggles. Last year, I read anotherAnnemarie Selinko's last novel: Desiree has become my top favourite 18th c HF read- without a doubt. The story of Eugenie Desiree Clary, Napoleon Bonaparte's first love is in my opinion one of the best novels ever written pertaining to the Revolution era- in terms of history, romance, historical characters, and impeccable writing style. This book kept me captivated from beginning to end. And- the funny thing is that I read this intermittently due to other priorities, so I naturally thought I'd
Another one of those books that would never deserve four stars from a literary point of view, but oh I love it so - and I see from other reviews that I'm not the only one that considers this book and the characters in it as old friends. So many scenes that I want to read again and again... I don't care that it's historically very inaccurate, that nothing (almost nothing) really happened like this. For me it's a charming, emotional, wonderful love story. And I'm very glad the heroine is not
It seems to me that this book, and its fame, is a "german thing" even so the story is European.Selinko has build the story around a fictive journal of Désirée, who becomes lover to the man know as Napoleon and later on the wife of Jean Baptiste Bernadotte and Queen of Sweden. The reader moves along with Désirée from southern France to Paris, later through Germany and Danmark towards Swedens capital Stockholm and back to Paris again to end the journey once more in Stockholm.Selinko understands to
But for the fact that she went to get her brother out of jail....Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary, a wealthy silk merchant's daughter, would not have met young impoverished Napoleon Bonaparte and how different her life might have been. Enchanted by the young officer, she invites him and his brother Joseph to her home - where Joseph finds himself attracted to her sister Julie and her very generous dowry. Still too young to wed at fourteen, she and Napoleon are engaged, but the older Joséphine de
This is the story of Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary, he daughter of François Clary, a wealthy silk manufacturer and merchant, and his second wife, Françoise Rose Somis. Her sister, Julie Clary, married Joseph Bonaparte, and later became Queen of Naples and Spain.Eugénie was introduced to Napoleon Bonaparte by his brother, Joseph Bonaparte who met her by chance when she was trying to release her brother Etienne, who was arrested in her father's place by the revolutionary authorities. It was
I really really liked this book, but I gave it three stars instead of four because I'd read it when I was 14 and I am not sure it will stand the test of time.
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