The Second Empress : A Novel of Napoleon's Court (Hardcover)

from philae_02

This was an early-reviewers book, to which I am so glad that I won. Michelle Moran is one of my favorite authors, and after reading her books, it's easy to understand why. The Second Empress details the life of Marie-Louise of Austria and her marriage to Napoleon Bonaparte. The novel is written i...

from BookaholicCat

I fell in love with Michelle Moran's book after reading Nefertiti and since then I've been on a Moran's binge. Sadly, in the last couple of days I read all her books and this was the last one I had left to read. Now that I have finished it I have book hangover, I want more of the magic Moran weav...

from allisonmacias

Marie Louise, Archduchess of Austria lives a happy life. Napoleon, eager to marry into a Royal Family after divorcing his beloved Josephine for lack of an heir, chooses Marie Louise. Unhappy at the prospect of becoming France's Second Empress, Marie Louise agrees, knowing that her decision will g...

from muddyboy

An easy to read historical novel that focuses on the personal side of Napoleon's life. It is about the three women in his life - his two wives and his sister Pauline. All are important to him for different reasons. Reviewers on other sites discredited the book because some of Ms Moran's sources w...

from Juva

This fascinating historical novel examines the last six years of Napoleon's reign in France. The majority of the book is concerned with the life of his second wife Marie-Louis, a Hapsburg princess who is forced to marry the man who destroyed her Father's kingdom. The antics and scandal of Napoleo...