Articles by Sandra Gulland
The Story Behind the Story
“
I thought: This must be what it feels like to be possessed ...
“
Animating History; The Challenges of
Writing an Historical Novel about Josephine
“How
can I do this? The answer is: Yes, and how can you not.”
Josephine Before Napoleon: Fact and
Fiction
“In an age when women had few rights against a man, much
less a husband, Josephine took her husband to court and won.”
Josephine: a Short Biography
"Not many women in history are known to the world by their
first name."
The Puzzle of History
“Does research ever end? I doubt it.”
Was Josephine the key to Napoleon's
power?
“The history of the Napoleonic era is rife with myth: Josephine
enjoyed a good story and Napoleon knew the value of propaganda.”
Regarding the cause of Josephine's infertility
“In general, the historical interpretation of Josephine
has suffered from a poverty of concrete evidence, not to mention
the apparent reluctance of some writers to scrap a colourful
story even when evidence to the contrary exists.”
Regarding the name Josephine
“Although little is known about how or why Rose changed
her name to Josephine, most historians seem to agree that it
was Napoleon who instigated it.”
Mud Baths and Dusty Coffins: in Search
of Josephine
“Seeking Josephine has been an adventure on a global scale.”
Questions & Answers
"My intent has been to use fiction as a tool, as
a means of knowing Josephine and experiencing her world."
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Articles about Sandra Gulland
Thank
you, Josephine
Destiny has smiled on historical fiction writer Sandra Gulland
By Janice Kennedy for The Ottawa Citizen, September 10,
2000
Walking
in Josephine's Shoes
How the best-selling trilogy about Napoleon's wife changed
her life
By Alexandra Gill for The Globe & Mail, Saturday,
November 4, 2000
Possessed
by Josephine
Napoleon's wife holds author enthralled
By Paul Gessell for The Ottawa Citizen, Wednesday, June
3, 1998
Sandra
Gulland's daring experiment
A request for reader feedback gave the Ontario
writer
more than she bargained for
By Carol Toller for Quill & Quire, March 1998
The editor
survives the editing
By Charles Gordon for The Ottawa Citizen, June
4th, 1995
Seeking
Josephine in spirit world
Writer uses medium in 'biography' research
By Philip Marchand for The Toronto Star, July 11, 1995
Exploring
one of history's most famous duos
Area writer pens second novel about Josephine, wife of Napoleon
Bonaparte
By Andrew Wagner-Chazalon for The Daily Observer, Wednesday,
May 13, 1998
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