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Pauline returns to Paris a widow. However, it is not long before she finds herself another suitable husband and journeys with him to Rome.

Diana Quick reads from Flora Fraser's biography of Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's favourite sister.

Pauline returns to Paris a widow. However, it is not long before she finds herself another suitable husband and journeys with him to Rome. It is here that she suffers an unbearable loss that will turn her life around.

A Pier production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

15 minutes

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  • Wed 17 Jun 2009 09:45
  • Thu 18 Jun 2009 00:30

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