In the second novel in the acclaimed Josephine B. Trilogy Sandra Gulland offers a sweeping yet intimate portrayal of the political and personal struggles of the wife of the most powerful man in the world. Tales of Passion Tales of Woe is the much-awaited sequel to Sandra Gullands highly acclaimed first novel The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. Beginning in Paris in 1796 the saga continues as Josephine awakens to her new life as Mrs. Napoleon Bonaparte. Through her intimate diary entries and Napoleons impassioned love letters an astonishing portrait of an incredible woman emerges. Gulland transports us into the ballrooms and bedrooms of exquisite palaces and onto the blood-soaked fields of Napoleons campaigns. As Napoleon marches to power we witness through Josephine the political intrigues and personal betrayals -- both sexual and psychological -- that result in death ruin and victory for those closest to her.