This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
THE SECRET LIFE OF JOSEPHINE: NAPOLEON’S BIRD OF PARADISE. Copyright © 2007 by Carolly Erickson. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Erickson, Carolly, 1943
The secret life of Josephine : Napoleon’s bird of paradise / Carolly Erickson. —
1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-36735-0
ISBN-10: 0-312-36735-X
1. Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814—Fiction.
2. Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821—Fiction. 3. France—Kings and rulers—
Fiction. 4. Empresses—France—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3605.R53S43 2007
813’.6—dc22
2007021013
First Edition: September 2007
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