In a fictionalized account of Josephine's diaries and her correspondence, author Sandra Gulland has shed light on Josephine's pre-Napoleon life. Standing beside the charismatic Napoleon, Josephine's own importance and fascinating history have often been overshadowed. Now, through the novel The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B., not only do we learn of the many differences between Robespierre and Rousseau, but we gain insight into the marriage of one of history's greatest political couples: Napoleon and Josephine. Beyond suggestions of eating cake and the effectiveness of the guillotine, this sordid time period has remained-for many-somewhat obscure. Since completing high school history, few of us have managed to keep straight the details of the French Revolution.
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