false <![CDATA[Desiree]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171048586m/84049.jpg 84049 23 <div>The passions and intrigues of Napoleon Bonaparte's court are brought vividly to life through an unusual point of view: that of a merchant's young daughter from Marseilles who became Napoleon's fiancée and rose to become queen of Sweden. A massive international bestseller, the film version starred Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons.<br></div> 845141 1951 Desiree total:1514|5:440|4:462|3:404|2:151|1:57| 1514 5619 1904 138 0 2 false false Fri Jun 01 13:55:17 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 01 13:55:17 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 08:21:14 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 08:59:51 -0700 2007
I read this book year...more...]]> 4 0 false true Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Tue Jan 13 21:17:14 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 21:54:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Dec 02 13:05:12 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 13:05:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue Oct 09 04:17:38 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 04:17:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1958 Mon Aug 17 14:32:33 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 14:42:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 15 16:38:02 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 17:41:30 -0700 2009
Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary, a wealthy silk merchant's daughter, would not have met young impoverished Napoleon Bonaparte and how different her life might have been. Enchanted by the young officer, she invites him a...more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1953 Sun Dec 14 16:23:44 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 16:47:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Tue Sep 15 23:17:50 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 23:25:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 17 23:10:05 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 21 17:19:04 -0800 2009 1
A historical fiction about the life of Désirée Clary. It starts with young Désirée in Marseille as the daughter of a silk merchant. She meets Joseph Buonaparte by c...more...]]> 5 0 false true Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 27 09:54:28 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 07 22:24:33 -0800 2009 Loved the writing. It is Desiree's voice we hear throughout th...more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Sep 25 05:25:34 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 06:09:15 -0700 2008 شخصیت یک مردبنام ناپلئون که در ابتدای داستان آه در بساط نداشت و حس تحقیر و زنده می کرد و در این زمانها بود که با دزیره آشنا شداما مدتها بعد ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Apr 18 08:31:53 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 21 08:33:18 -0700 2007
If you can find it though, it's definitely worth it, especially if you enjoy historical fiction. The book follows the life of Desiree, t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 03 19:30:32 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 19:43:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 02 08:29:31 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 08:31:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Sat Nov 29 07:29:14 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 07:36:21 -0800 2008 4 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 02:50:39 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 03:04:42 -0700 2007
The novel tells in diary style the life of Désirée Clary-Bernadotte. Napoleon Bonaparte's first fiancee, later Madame Marechale Bernadotte and finally Queen...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 11 03:47:49 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 03:59:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Fri Jan 16 15:25:53 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 10:59:34 -0800 2009 At first I didn't even know that Desirée actually existed. I was enthralled by the story and the characters, particularly by the vivid description of life in this time, the historical con...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 19 17:20:35 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 17:27:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=84049