{"product_id":"desiree","title":"Désirée","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"An epic love story...irresistible reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003eo be young, in France, and in fourteen year old Desiree can't believe her good fortune. Her fiance, a dashing and ambitious Napoleon Bonaparte, is poised for battlefield success, and no longer will she be just a French merchant's daughter. She could not have known the twisting path her role in history would take, nearly breaking her vibrant heart but sweeping her to a life rich in passion and desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA love story, but so much more, Désirée explores the landscape of a young heart torn in two, giving readers a compelling true story of an ordinary girl whose unlikely brush with history leads to a throne no one would have expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn epic bestseller that has earned both critical acclaim and mass adoration,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDésirée\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis at once a novel of the rise and fall of empires, the blush and fade of love, and the heart and soul of a woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is a fascinating panorama, from the blood-and-sawdust reek of Robespierre's guillotine to the final collapse of the Hundred Days.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Readers Are Saying\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"An absolutely marvelous story about a courageous woman in a difficult time who made difficult choices... one of the best books I have ever read.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Désirée seems to come alive when I read, and I become her. This book is so romantic, so colorful and full of adventure.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This book has meant so much to so many women.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"History has never before been as human as it is here, told through the pages of Désirée's (fictitious) diary.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An epic love story...irresistible reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003eo be young, in France, and in fourteen year old Desiree can't believe her good fortune. Her fiance, a dashing and ambitious Napoleon Bonaparte, is poised for battlefield success, and no longer will she be just a French merchant's daughter. She could not have known the twisting path her role in history would take, nearly breaking her vibrant heart but sweeping her to a life rich in passion and desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA love story, but so much more, Désirée explores the landscape of a young heart torn in two, giving readers a compelling true story of an ordinary girl whose unlikely brush with history leads to a throne no one would have expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn epic bestseller that has earned both critical acclaim and mass adoration,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDésirée\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis at once a novel of the rise and fall of empires, the blush and fade of love, and the heart and soul of a woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is a fascinating panorama, from the blood-and-sawdust reek of Robespierre's guillotine to the final collapse of the Hundred Days.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Readers Are Saying\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"An absolutely marvelous story about a courageous woman in a difficult time who made difficult choices... one of the best books I have ever read.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Désirée seems to come alive when I read, and I become her. This book is so romantic, so colorful and full of adventure.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This book has meant so much to so many women.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"History has never before been as human as it is here, told through the pages of Désirée's (fictitious) diary.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Annemarie Selinko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47321323143337,"sku":"9781842125212","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/desiree.jpg?v=1786495701","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/desiree","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}