Desiree

"The most fascinating historical novel since "Gone with the Wind,"-"Boston Post. " The passions and intrigues of Napoleon Bonaparte's court, brought vividly alive through an unusual point of view: that of a young merchant's daughter from Marseilles who became Napoleon's fiancee and rose to become Queen of Sweden. A massive international best seller, the film version starred a young Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons.