The Josephine B. Trilogy
The Josephine B. Trilogy
The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.
Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe
The Last Great Dance on Earth
Sandra Gulland
Table of Contents
Book One The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.
Excerpt
Epigraph
I Mademoiselle
In which I am told an extraordinary fortune
In which I am punished
In which the mystères have their way
In which I suffer a bitter disappointment & hope is offered anew
In which I fall in love
In which I am betrothed
II Vicomtesse
In which I come to the Old World
In which I am introduced to my fiancé
In which I come to my city of dreams
In which I am married & learn the facts of life
In which I am too much alone
In which I become a mother & discover a terrible truth
In which I come to the end of my endurance
III Madame
In which I am banished to a convent
In which ill-fortune plagues us
In which I return home
In which storms rage
In which I confront the past
In which two worlds claim my heart
In which we flee under cannon fire
IV Citoyenne
In which I am reunited with my son
In which I discover my husband a changed man
In which I suffer a great loss
In which Alexandre is a hero
In which we are at war
In which I take desperate measures
In which I become a good Republican
In which we grieve for our King
In which my husband’s star rises and falls
In which I try to escape Paris
In which I go to the aid of my husband
In which my husband and I are reconciled
In which my worst fear is realized
In which Death calls, and I listen
V La Merveilleuse
In which I walk among the living & the dead
In which ghosts come to life
In which I must bid farewell to those I love
In which friends comfort & distress me
In which I am witness to a wedding
In which I learn the true value of friendship
In which I am warned
In which a child is born & a child dies
In which intrigue is the rule of the day
In which I am introduced to a strange little man
In which I find a home
In which we are at war again
In which my heart is broken
In which I am courted
In which I must decide
In which I have cause to regret
In which we begin again, & yet again
Chronology
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Book Two Tales of Passion Tales of Woe
Excerpt
Dedication
Epigraph
Prologue: Marie Antoinette (spirit)
I Our Lady of Victories
In which my new life begins
In which I break the news to my family & friends
In which the past continues to haunt me
In which I learn the Facts of Life
In which I finally depart
II La Regina
In which I join the Liberator of Italy
In which I learn about war
In which I am surrounded by Bonapartes
In which I receive shocking news
III Profiteer
In which problems await me at home
In which I become involved in intrigues
In which I am accused
In which I must stay behind
IV Lobbyist
In which I very nearly die
In which victories are followed by defeat
In which I have enemies everywhere
In which I retreat
In which I am forgiven (& forgive)
V Conspirator
In which Eugéne is healed
In which I must make a choice
In which we have "a day" (or two)
VI Angel of Mercy
In which I must live in a haunted palace
In which I must sleep in Marie Antoinette’s bed
In which I am called Angel of Mercy
Chronology
Characters
Selected Bibliography
Notes
Acknowledgements
Book Three The Last Great Dance on Earth
Excerpt
Dedication
Epigraph
I La Bonaparte
In which peace seems an impossible dream
In which we have reason to fear
In which I try (but fail) to accept
In which we are very nearly killed
In which my daughter is impossible to please
In which my daughter finally marries
In which we are all of us blessed
In which I have suspicions
In which Bonaparte is deceived
In which once again we have reason to fear
In which a prophecy is fulfilled
II The Good Empress
In which we become a “court”
In which I am offered a crown
In which I am crowned
In which Bonaparte honours my son
In which my son falls truly in love
In which we are devastated
In which we must be gay
In which I am betrayed
In which we return to the camp of the enemy
In which we must part
III The Other One
In which a king is born
In which all is for naught
In which we are defeated
In which I entertain the enemy
In which my heart is with my husband
Postscript
Epilogue
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