by Sandra Gulland · Headline Review · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747261926
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«The Last Great Dance on Earth» is the historical novel by Sandra Gulland, published by Headline Review in paperback (416 pages, in English).
The novel focuses on the life of Josephine Bonaparte and her marriage to Napoleon at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The couple inhabits the Tuileries Palace while Napoleon rises from First Consul to emperor, amid the hope of having a child and the conspiracies of the old regime that threaten their lives. The work portrays the personal and political conflicts surrounding both, as well as the concern for the future of their relationship.
It is the third and final installment of Sandra Gulland's Josephine Bonaparte trilogy, centered on the historical figure of Josephine.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction interested in the Napoleonic court, the fictionalized biography of Josephine Bonaparte, and the outcome of a family and political saga.
Sandra Gulland is an American-born Canadian novelist. She is the author of The Shadow Queen and Mistress of the Sun, novels set in the court of Louis XIV, The Sun King, and a trilogy of novels based on the life of Josephine Bonaparte: The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.; Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe; The Last Great Dance on Earth.
