While in exile on the island of Saint Helena, Napoleon remarked to a loyal follower, “What a novel my life has been!” ...

Coronation of Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine in Notre-Dame de Paris, December 2, 1804 by Jacques-Louis David and Georges Rouget, 1805-1807. Source: Wikimedia Commons ...

The story is viewed through the prism of Napoleon´s addictive, volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine.