by Ruth Hull Chatlien
This historical fiction is based on the life of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (Betsy) and portrays how this ambitious and headstrong woman will go to all means to achieve her goals: to live in Europe and be part of nobility.When Betsy met Jerome Bonaparte (Napoleon’s younger brother) all that matter...
Full review here. Despite being a Josephine fangirl, I know very little about the Bonapartes and was excited to start this novel about the wife of Napoleon's brother Jerome. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Patterson was a Baltimore belle determined to marry better than a merchant, and she does when she marrie...
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