One of my favorite book genres is historical fiction.  Find out what I thought of Becoming Josephine by Heather Webb and enter to win a copy for yourself!

Book Description:

Publication Date: December 31, 2013

Plume Books/Penguin

Paperback; 320p

ISBN-10: 0142180653

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.

My Thoughts:

Rose Tascher goes through a lot before she come Josephine Bonaparte.  Her father arranges a marriage to a man she doesn’t know and shows no affection for her.  Her husband, Alexandre, leaves her with his parents months and months at a time while he spends his time running around with other women.  It is common knowledge and is thrown in Rose’s face repeatedly.  

Despite Alexandre, she does find her place in high society and attends many salons and hooks up with other men.  However, with the French Revolution,  no one is safe, including Rose.  Then, after the revolution, she meets her fate and becomes Josephine.

This book is a pulsating page turner, I just couldn’t put it down.  I did not want it to end.  If you are a lover of historical fiction, don’t miss Becoming Josephine!

5/5

I received the ebook version for my honest review.

About Heather Webb:


Heather Webb grew up a military brat and naturally became obsessed with travel, culture, and languages. She put her degrees to good use teaching high school French for nearly a decade before turning to full time novel writing and freelance editing.

When not writing, Heather flexes her foodie skills or looks for excuses to head to the other side of the world.

For more information please visit Heather’s website. You can also find her on Facebook,Pinterest and Twitter.

Thanks to Amy Bruno of Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours, I am giving away one print copy of Becoming Josephine.  This giveaway is open to Canada and the U.S. and ends on January 31, 2014.  Please use Rafflecopter to enter.

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