Josephine

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Josephine Tasher de la Pagerie, born on the island of Martinique, became one of the most envied women who ever lived. As the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, Josephine was assumed to be a worthy consort for her astounding husband, a woman as beautiful as he was invincible. When he crowned her Empress of France in 1804, her extraordinary destiny seemed to be fulfilled. Yet the truth behind the glorious symbolism was much darker. Using her trademark ability to penetrate and explain the psychological make-up of her subjects, Erickson paints a fascinating portrait of an immensely complex and ultimately tragic woman.