Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe

Tales of Passion, Tales of Woeis the much-awaited sequel to Sandra Gulland's highly acclaimed first novel,The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.Beginning in Paris in 1796, the saga continues as Josephine awakens to her new life as Mrs. Napoleon Bonaparte. Through her intimate diary entries and Napoleon's impassioned love letters, an astonishing portrait of an incredible woman emerges. Gulland transports us into the ballrooms and bedrooms of exquisite palaces and onto the blood-soaked fields of Napoleon's campaigns. As Napoleon marches to power, we witness, through Josephine, the political intrigues and personal betrayals -- both sexual and psychological -- that result in death, ruin, and victory for those closest to her.

A writer and book editor, Sandra Gulland has been at work on the Josephine trilogy for many years, and is currently at work on the final volume, The Last Great Dance on Earth, traveling extensively to the places Josephine lived and corresponding with period scholars. She lives near Killaloe, Ontario, with her husband and two children.