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02543aam a2200373 a 4500 001 7DC4319213BB11ED9C55A27642ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220804010129 008 200903s2021 nyu 000 1 eng d 020 $a 0593128206 020 $a 9780593128206 040 $a ICrlF $b eng $c ICrlF $d ICrlF $d SILO 043 $a e-fr--- 082 04 $a F PAT $2 23 100 1 $a Pataki, Allison. 245 14 $a The queen's fortune : $b a novel of Desiree, Napoleon, and the dynasty that outlasted the empire / $c Allison Pataki. 250 $a Ballantine Bks. trade pbk. ed. 260 $a New York : $b Ballantine Books, $c 2021. 300 $a 446 p. ; $c 21 cm. 520 $a "As the French revolution ravages the country, Desiree Clary is faced with the life-altering truth that the world she has known and loved is gone and it's fallen on her to save her family from the guillotine. A chance encounter with Napoleon Bonaparte, the ambitious and charismatic young military prodigy, provides her answer. When her beloved sister Julie marries his brother Joseph, Desiree and Napoleon's futures become irrevocably linked. Quickly entering into their own passionate, dizzying courtship that leads to a secret engagement, they vow to meet in the capital once his career has been secured. But her newly laid plans with Napoleon turn to sudden heartbreak, thanks to the rising star of Parisian society, Josephine de Beauharnais. Once again, Desiree's life is turned on its head. Swept to the glittering halls of the French capital, Desiree is plunged into the inner circle of the new ruling class, becoming further entangled with Napoleon, his family, and the new Empress"--Provided by publisher. 521 2 $a Adult $b Follett Library Resources. 600 00 $a Désirée, $c Queen, consort of Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway, $d 1777-1860 $v Fiction. 600 00 $a Napoleon $b I, $c Emperor of the French, $d 1769-1821 $v Fiction. 651 0 $a France $x History $y Revolution, 1789-1799 $v Fiction. 600 07 $a Désirée, $c Queen, consort of Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway, $d 1777-1860 $v Fiction. $2 sears 600 07 $a Napoleon $b I, $c Emperor of the French, $d 1769-1821 $v Fiction. $2 sears 651 7 $a France $x History $y 1789-1799, Revolution $v Fiction. $2 sears 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Biographical fiction. $2 lcgft 521 2 $a Adult. 941 $a 2 952 $l CDPC522 $d 20230506010448.0 952 $l SCPC074 $d 20220804030727.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7DC4319213BB11ED9C55A27642ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search