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A Rose for Virtue

by Norah Lofts · 1971

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Hortense Beauharnais finds herself rubbing shoulders with royalty as her mother remarries to become Napoleon Bonaparte's wife. As Napoleon struggles for power on the battlefields of Europe, so Hortense charts her way through the French court — a chessboard world where the motives are jealousy and greed and the prizes are thrones of conquered countries. Despite attempts to retain her individuality, Hortense finds herself married to Napoleon's brother Louis, but her heart is with Charles de Flahaut, a gallant young officer. Unwilling to cross her stepfather, Hortense must wait and see if time will take her to her lover.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of this
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royaltyroyaltyMore like thisLess of this
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19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisFranceFranceMore like thisLess of thisNetherlandsNetherlandsMore like thisLess of this
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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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adult

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