{"product_id":"9781402244025","title":"Desiree: The Bestselling Story of Napoleon's First Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"An epic love story...irresistible reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e-Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003eo be young, in France, and in love: fourteen year old Desiree can't believe her good fortune. Her fiance, a dashing and ambitious Napoleon Bonaparte, is poised for battlefield success, and no longer will she be just a French merchant's daughter. She could not have known the twisting path her role in history would take, nearly breaking her vibrant heart but sweeping her to a life rich in passion and desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA love story, but so much more, Désirée explores the landscape of a young heart torn in two, giving readers a compelling true story of an ordinary girl whose unlikely brush with history leads to a throne no one would have expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn epic bestseller that has earned both critical acclaim and mass adoration, \u003ci\u003eDésirée \u003c\/i\u003eis at once a novel of the rise and fall of empires, the blush and fade of love, and the heart and soul of a woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a fascinating panorama, from the blood-and-sawdust reek of Robespierre's guillotine to the final collapse of the Hundred Days.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e-New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Readers Are Saying\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"An absolutely marvelous story about a courageous woman in a difficult time who made difficult choices... one of the best books I have ever read.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Désirée seems to come alive when I read, and I become her. This book is so romantic, so colorful and full of adventure.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This book has meant so much to so many women.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"History has never before been as human as it is here, told through the pages of Désirée's (fictitious) diary.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047111540976,"sku":"9781402244025","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402244025_p0.jpg?v=1763714999","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402244025","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}