The Mistress from Chandernagore The child bride who achieved eminence in Napoleon’s empire by A. B. de M. Hunter

 Catherine is finally about to marry Charles Talleyrand, the French Foreign Minister under Napoleon. She has finally made it, but it has been a long battle for the poor girl from India.

At the start of this biography, Catherine, only 17, has been betrayed by her husband, but a beautiful opportunist, she is a survivor. She soon gets involved with a married man, but betrayed again, she makes her waay to England. Catherine eventually starts to mix in 'high' circles, but she has to fight to be respected, even spending some time in a French prison. Will Napoleon and the Pope give the former Bishop, Talleyrand permission to marry this ex-British spy?

This was hugely enjoyable if you like history, but a strange mixture of a novel and a biography, which is full of speculation. I would rather read a biography, but there isn't enough information about Catherine, unfortunately.

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.