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Summary: The Last Great Dance on Earth
Review: I loved this book! All three of the "Josephine trilogy" are excellent. I learned more about Napoleon and Josephine, and indeed, the French Revolution, than I ever dreamed possible and it was all done in an exciting and very readable way. Bring on more my Sandra Gulland.
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Summary: The Last Great Dance on Earth
Review: I loved this book! All three of the "Josephine trilogy" are excellent. I learned more about Napoleon and Josephine, and indeed, the French Revolution, than I ever dreamed possible and it was all done in an exciting and very readable way. Bring on more my Sandra Gulland.
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Summary: Sad to finish the third one...
Review: If you've read the first two of Sandra Gulland's novels, this one will provide a very satisfying end to the saga of Josephine. After reading a factual account of Napoleon and Josephine, I realized that these novels put a somewhat exxagerated romantic spin on the last years of their relationship, but it makes for great reading. Hope she writes more books like these.
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Summary: my review
Review: In this third book in the series, the whole tragedy of Josephine's life unfolds. First she goes through her husband's meteorite rise to power and is moved from a big Palace to an even bigger one. She is forced to hire more than thirty people to work for her and becomes, step by step, a queen. Until she is crowned empress of France. Her prediction is fulfilled but she also remember the old voodoo woman said it would be for a short time...She also acquires what will be her most loved house: Malmaison where she will spend her last days. As we know, in the end Bonaparte divorces Josephine because as emperor he must have an heir and she is incapable on having any more children. So she has to leave him when she loves him the most and suffers his losses in war. At the end, she dies not being able to see him but knowing he has been vanished to Elba. Once again, a great book.
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Summary: my review
Review: In this third book in the series, the whole tragedy of Josephine's life unfolds. First she goes through her husband's meteorite rise to power and is moved from a big Palace to an even bigger one. She is forced to hire more than thirty people to work for her and becomes, step by step, a queen. Until she is crowned empress of France. Her prediction is fulfilled but she also remember the old voodoo woman said it would be for a short time... She also acquires what will be her most loved house: Malmaison where she will spend her last days. As we know, in the end Bonaparte divorces Josephine because as emperor he must have an heir and she is incapable on having any more children. So she has to leave him when she loves him the most and suffers his losses in war. At the end, she dies not being able to see him but knowing he has been vanished to Elba. Once again, a great book.
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Summary: A wonderful book!
Review: Sandra Gulland is amazing! Until I picked up the first of her Josephine books, my interest in (and knowledge of) Napoleon, Josephine, and French history was minimal. I'm now enthralled! This final book in her trilogy was anxiously awaited, and I could not have been more pleased (unless, of course, history had allowed Ms. Gulland and Josephine a happier ending). The diary-style writing makes it a quick page-turner, and it truly seems as if you are reading Josephine's thoughts. Ms. Gulland blends historical fact with passionate emotion to give the reader a wonderful, personal look at two of history's most intriguing individuals, as well as a "first-hand" tale of life during that tumultuous era in France. I can't stop telling everyone about these books and my new fascination with Josephine - and I'm giving the trilogy as Christmas gifts to several people this year!
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Summary: The Last Great Dance on Earth
Review: The Last Great Dance on Earth is a novel that allows you to gain a better understanding of the reign of Empress Josephine while being extreamly enjoyable. The last book, in the trilogy, follows through to the beginning of Bonaparte as First Counsel to his exhile to Elba through the eyes of Josephine.During this novel you join Josephine for the last 14 years of her life from the highs of royalty and the lows of not being able to produce a heir to the throne.This is a novel that has opened the world of history to me and now i no longer see it as a bore, but more as an interest. I recommend this novel to anyone who loves a classic love story as it will be sure to bring a tear.
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Summary: The Last Great Dance on Earth
Review: The Last Great Dance on Earth is a novel that allows you to gain a better understanding of the reign of Empress Josephine while being extreamly enjoyable. The last book, in the trilogy, follows through to the beginning of Bonaparte as First Counsel to his exhile to Elba through the eyes of Josephine.During this novel you join Josephine for the last 14 years of her life from the highs of royalty and the lows of not being able to produce a heir to the throne.This is a novel that has opened the world of history to me and now i no longer see it as a bore, but more as an interest. I recommend this novel to anyone who loves a classic love story as it will be sure to bring a tear.
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Summary: A glimpse of a mythic romance...
Review: The last in the trilogy based on the life of Josephine, wife of Napolean, humanizes this historical love affair. I actually found this volume before reading the others, but have now bought the trilogy, since the style and quality is so fluid and easy to read. Josephine's point of view is certainly compassionate in regard to Bonaparte, as well as forgiving. The book consists of her journal entries describing the success and coronation of the couple as Emperor and Empress of France. What has begun as a "people's revolution", gradually takes the form of a benign monarchy as Napolean models his court after other royal courts, albeit Kings and Queens. The attendant corruption is not surprising, as the struggle for power changes hands with flattery and deceit. In Napolean's mind "blood is all", and the extensive and greedy Napolean clan take full advantage, while Josephine is unable to bear a royal successor. There is unremitting intrigue in the court until Josephine agrees to step aside in order that Napolean may divorce her and re-marry, in hopes of fathering a son. While there is no question that this diary is written with a bias towards Josephine's defense, the scenes are well-written, dramatic and intense. I seldom read novels in a diary format, but found this engaging and informative.
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Summary: What a wonderful woman
Review: This book was an excellent conclusion to the trilogy, I literally could not put it down. I found Josephine's love for her children and for Bonaparte to be amazing. The work put into this book really pays off. It is by far the best written series I've ever read. The letter from Eugene at the end of the book is the best possible way to conclude it, without having read the first two you would still sob at reading this.
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