After 8-year-old josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in golden gate park, she acts out in search of a way to regain control of her safety while adults are helpless to console her. The song 'josephine' from tori amos ' 1999 partially live album to venus and back references the pop-culture expression, supposedly spoken by napoleon: Not tonight, josΓ©phine and his military career.

In this acclaimed biography, andrea stuart brings her so utterly to life that readers finally understand why napoleon's Ò€¦ Josephine (1763Ò€1814)french empress, who married the rising young general napoleon bonaparte and became the center of his personal life during the era in which he dominated european history.