Young josephine bonaparte shines at the center of a new, sweeping, romantic work of historical fiction by Sandra Gulland: detailed and exhaustively researched, compelling and powerful,. Is the first in a trilogy of ficti...Young josephine bonaparte shines at the center of a new, sweeping, romantic work of historical fiction by Sandra Gulland: detailed and exhaustively researched, compelling and powerful,. Is the first in a trilogy of fictional novels tracing the actual rise of a young European noblewoman who would one day stand next to napoleon.