Book of the Week - Venus of Empire - The Life of Pauline Bonaparte - Episode 3

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 BBC Radio 4.