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Desiree: The most popular historical romance since GONE WITH THE WIND

Desiree: The most popular historical romance since GONE WITH THE WIND

by Annemarie Selinko (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

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    Paperback 1989

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Synopsis

Perhaps the most successful historical romance since GONE WITH THE WIND, DESIREE is the bestselling novel of Napoleon's first love. All the passions and intrigues of Bonaparte's court are seen through the eyes of a silk merchant's daughter from Marseilles, a young woman who became Napoleon's fiancee and, ultimately, the Queen of Sweden. 'An astonishing story told with verve and a swift, fluent and deeply feminine charm. The Napoleonic background is vivid and accurate' Evening Standard First published in 1953.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 592
 Edition: New Ed
 Publisher: W&N
Published: 18 Jul 2002
ISBN 10: 1842125214
ISBN 13: 9781842125212
Book Overview: Perhaps the most successful historical romance since GONE WITH THE WIND, DESIREE is the bestselling novel of Napoleon's first love.

Media Reviews
The most fascinating historical novel since Gone With the Wind * Boston Post *
An epic love story ... irresistible reading * Chicago Tribune *
An astonishing story told with verve, and a swift, fluent and deeply feminine charm. The Napoleonic background is vivid and accurate * Evening Standard *
Author Bio
Annemarie Selinko was born in Vienna in 1914. She was a successful journalist and novelist. In 1938 she moved to Copenhagen, and subsequently lived in Stockholm, Paris and London, before returning to Copenhagen. Desiree was a huge best-seller with over a million copies sold and in 1956 was turned into a film starring Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons. Annemarie Selinko died in Copenhagen in 1986.