Title: Becoming Josephine
Author: Heather Webb
Publisher: Plume
Pages: 320
Language: English
Genre: Historical Fiction
Genre: Historical Fiction
Readers
are fascinated with the wives of famous men. In Becoming Josephine, debut
novelist Heather Webb follows Rose Tascher as she sails from her Martinique
plantation to Paris, eager to enjoy an elegant life at the royal court. Once
there, however, Rose’s aristocratic soldier-husband dashes her dreams by
abandoning her amid the tumult of the French Revolution. After narrowly
escaping death, Rose reinvents herself as Josephine, a beautiful socialite
wooed by an awkward suitor—Napoleon Bonaparte.
Rose
Tascher sails from her Martinique plantation to Paris to trade her Creole black
magic culture for love and adventure. She arrives exultant to follow her dreams
of attending Court with Alexandre, her elegant aristocrat and soldier husband.
But Alexandre dashes her hopes and abandons her amid the tumult of the French
Revolution.
Through her savoir faire, Rose secures her footing in high society, reveling in handsome men and glitzy balls—until the heads of her friends begin to roll.
After narrowly escaping death in the blood-drenched cells of Les Carmes prison, she reinvents herself as Josephine, a socialite of status and power. Yet her youth is fading, and Josephine must choose between a precarious independence and the love of an awkward suitor. Little does she know, he would become the most powerful man of his century- Napoleon Bonaparte.
BECOMING JOSEPHINE is a novel of one woman’s journey to find eternal love and stability, and ultimately to find herself.
Through her savoir faire, Rose secures her footing in high society, reveling in handsome men and glitzy balls—until the heads of her friends begin to roll.
After narrowly escaping death in the blood-drenched cells of Les Carmes prison, she reinvents herself as Josephine, a socialite of status and power. Yet her youth is fading, and Josephine must choose between a precarious independence and the love of an awkward suitor. Little does she know, he would become the most powerful man of his century- Napoleon Bonaparte.
BECOMING JOSEPHINE is a novel of one woman’s journey to find eternal love and stability, and ultimately to find herself.
As
a former military brat and traveling addict, it was tricky choosing a landing
pad. At
Currently,
I am a historical novelist and work as a freelance editor (For rates, check my
EDITING page.) You may find me lurking at the popular
RomanceUniversity.org where I contribute to their blog with editing
advice, and at the award-winning site, WriterUnboxed.com, where I pose as
Twitter Mistress (@WriterUnboxed). I also kick around a local college teaching
classes called “Write to Publish” and “Crafting Your Novel”.
When
I’m cross-eyed from too much screen time, I flex my foodie skills or geek out
on history and pop culture. My debut historical novel BECOMING JOSEPHINE will
be published by Plume/Penguin on December 31, 2013. (See my BOOKS page for more
details.) I am represented by agent Michelle Brower of Folio Literary
Management. – See more at: http://www.heatherwebbauthor.com/author/#sthash.r3MSVxon.dpuf
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