Book club resources - About the author - Discussion guides - Excerpts - The Story Behind the Story - Hysteric Water recipe (just for fun) - For further reading   Book clubs read Josephine B. The International Wenches Guild Muunstruck “Outstanding historical fiction ... you won’t want to put it down.” Reading Group Choices   Three questions Why does Napoleon stand with his hand in his vest? Did a fortuneteller in fact tell Josephine that she would become Queen? How much is fact and how much fiction?   Other editions See the U.S., U.K., and other editions on the Order page.   Newsletter Would you like to know when Sandra Gulland’s next novel is published? Send her an e-mail to get on the mailing list.   How to order

	Back to Books Page What Readers Write Media Page Hysteric Water recipe ....................... Plus, in Articles: Animating History Josephine Before Napoleon: Fact and Fiction The Puzzle of History The Josephine B. Trilogy "What a joy! Historical fiction with equal measures heart, soul, and intellect. With complete authority and searing intimacy, Ms. Gulland has captured and delivered to us the voice of one of history's most fascinating women. … Thoroughly compulsive reading." —Robin Maxwell, author of The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn “The rich tapestry of this trilogy is not to be missed.” —The Historical Novels Review “A three-part beach book with brains and style.” —The Toronto Globe & Mail The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. Publisher: HarperCollins Canada Ltd. | 1995 "You will be Queen." A novel about destiny; Josephine's life from 1777, when she turns 14, to 1796, when she marries Napoleon at the age of 32. "Utterly absorbing." —Books in Canada "A reader's bliss." —Edmonton Journal "... impossible to put down." —You "Gulland has huge fun ... nothing seems beyond the grasp of her imagination. In her hands Josephine B. puts in a stellar performance. Now tender, now triste, she’s the Jackie O. of her day." —Guardian       Excerpt Discussion Guide Order: Canada, U.S.A., U.K. | Other ........................ Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe Publisher: HarperCollins Canada Ltd. | 1998 "I fear I've made a mistake." A novel about betrayal; the first four years of Josephine's marriage to Napoleon from 1795 to 1799 when Napoleon, with Josephine's help, takes control of France. "... a big gorgeous mille feuille of a book." —The Toronto Globe and Mail "Gripping ... " —The Times "Utterly mesmerizing ... a seamless blend of fact and fiction that moves historical fiction to a whole new level." —Diane Schoemperlen, author of Our Lady of the Lost and Found       Excerpt Discussion Guide Order: Canada, U.S.A., U.K. | Other ........................ The Last Great Dance on Earth Publisher: HarperCollins Canada Ltd. | 2000 "Did she know how much we loved her?" A novel about an enduring love set against the opulence and treachery of the Empire years; Josephine's life from 1799 to her death in 1814 at the age of 50. "... addictive." —Edmonton Journal "... a romance of epic proportions." —Publishers Weekly "... truly engrossing ... ." —The Scotsman "Wonderfully evocative ... . A guilty pleasure—at each page you say, 'just one more' and keep on. Josephine—what a woman. What a love! What a life!" —Margaret George, author of The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A Novel       Excerpt Discussion Guide Order: Canada, U.S.A., U.K. | Other ........................ Reviews on-line: Bygone Days “From the opening sentence until the very last word, I was captivated.” San Bernadino Sun “a spellbinding journey of Josephine's life”  Word Weaving “Beautifully crafted, with characters almost stepping off the page ... “ Theresa Eckford for the Historical Novel Society “With spare yet elegant prose, Gulland transports the reader back in time.”
		"Magnetic" —The Toronto Star "Engrossing" —The Scotsman "Evocative" —Margaret George "Fascinating" —The Edmonton Journal "Brilliant" —The Vancouver Sun "Original" —Janette Turner Hospital "Captivating" —The Daily Telegraph "Riveting" —Robin Maxwell "Gripping" —The Times "Mesmerizing" —Diane Schoemperlen "Absorbing" —Books in Canada "Marvelous" —The Chronicle Journal "Delicious" —Judith Merkle Riley "Compelling" —The Canada Post "Addictive" —New Woman
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