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Summary: Read also "The Emperor's Lady" by F.W. Kenyon
Review: My fascination with the Empress Josephine began with "The Emperor's Lady" by F.W. Kenyon. It was published in 1952. Mrs. DeLorme's book sounds like a good complement to this book, with its indepth commentary on Josephine's impact on art, fashion, and her insights into Josephine as a contributing partner to Napoleon's career. If you like historical fiction, you will also enjoy "The Emperor's Lady".
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Summary: Read also "The Emperor's Lady" by F.W. Kenyon
Review: My fascination with the Empress Josephine began with "The Emperor's Lady" by F.W. Kenyon. It was published in 1952. Mrs. DeLorme's book sounds like a good complement to this book, with its indepth commentary on Josephine's impact on art, fashion, and her insights into Josephine as a contributing partner to Napoleon's career. If you like historical fiction, you will also enjoy "The Emperor's Lady".
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Summary: New Insight to this Historical Figure
Review: This was a Christmas gift from my in-laws and a real treasure that is hard to put down.Despite Delorme love affair with the French she is surprisingly honest in this biography of Josephine. There are many interesting insights into this strong female figure, both politically and personally. For instance she is quite a bit like Abigail Adams in that both women were true partners to their spouses political positions and worked deligently on their behalf. Josephine was also a single mother for sometime and realised to late in life that Napolean was the love of her life. All in all, this is a comfortable read and a great gift idea.
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Summary: New Insight to this Historical Figure
Review: This was a fabulous Christmas gift from my in-laws and is a rather addictive read. Josephine, via DeLorme, is not whom you have traditionally accepted nor, as was anticipated, was she drawn completely out of proportion by DeLorme admiration for her and France in particular. Instead you find this book lays out some interesting facts about Josephine that I found interesting [the visual of her cool attitude to Napolean, who loved her deeply, out of self-preservation and continued until it was too late and he was forced to divorce her]. Quite the struggling single mom there for a while and, as with Abigal Adams, a strength behind the power whilst she was there. Like I said, not at all whom you have learned about before now. This is an easy read, not at all text book in style, and yet you are reading about an interesting part of history and some of the major figures involved. If you know someone who loves biographies this is not one to pass over.
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