The Queens Fortune - Allison Pataki
Category: Historical Fiction
Tags: Historical Fiction, Literature, Adults
Publisher: Random House (Audio) Date: February 2020 Duration: 15 hours 51 minutes, Summary: A sweeping novel about the extraordinary woman who captured Napoleons heart, created a dynasty, and changed the course of historyfrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Traitors Wife, The Accidental Empress, and Sisi., As the French revolution ravages the country, Desiree Clary is faced with the life-altering truth that the world she has known and loved is gone and its fallen on her to save her family from the guillotine., A chance encounter with Napoleon Bonaparte, the ambitious and charismatic young military prodigy, provides her answer. When her beloved sister Julie marries his brother Joseph, Desiree and Napoleons futures become irrevocably linked. Quickly entering into their own passionate, dizzying courtship that leads to a secret engagement, they vow to meet in the capital once his career has been secured. But her newly laid plans with Napoleon turn to sudden heartbreak, thanks
