Napoleon & Josephine: The Sword and the Hummingbird

by Loretta Hausman and Gerald Hausman

Book Overview

Acclaimed authors Gerald and Loretta Hausman weave together the stories of Napoleon and Josephine and their turbulent love affair in this lavish and beautifully written novel. As Josephine grows up on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439568900
• ISBN13: 9780439568906
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Orchard (NY)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Simply Spectacular.

I've never been one for either historical or romance books, but something about this particular novel keeps me coming back to it every few years. It's utterly captivating, well written, and so vivid. Highly recommend.

Man and Woman

I have never had the slightest interest in Napoleon and Josephine, so for the authors to write a story with these people as the subject that I found interesting and enjoyable to read was quite a feat. The Hausmans pulled it off by tracing Josephine's life from childhood on, so that when she meets the ponderous, egomaniacal goof Napoleon, even he seems real and one is able to engage with interest in their topsy turvy relationship. The authors' use of interior monologue, quotations from Napoleon's letters, plus an intimate understanding of the period, makes for a great blend. I would be very surprised if this book doesn't do well for a very long period of time. -David Kherdian

The sweet and the bitter

Life is often bitter sweet, and all the more so when history is being made. Here is a another way of viewing French history. One that is from the islands, not the continent. This is a beautifully bound book containing beautifully executed writing.