The Secret Memoirs of the Duchess D'Abrantes, 1784-1838

320 pp. "Laura de Pernon, Duchess D'Abrantes is the heroine of this passionate romance that has been brought to light for the first time in these memoirs. It is a moving drama of love and jealousy, darkened by the madness and tragic end of her husband, who was Napoleon's aide-de-campe."