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Ruth Hull Chatlien

Ruth Hull Chatlien

About

Ruth Hull Chatlien has worked in educational publishing as a writer and editor for twenty-five years. Her speciality is U.S. and world history. She has also published stories and poems in literary magazines. The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte is her first novel.

Gimme-Jimmy

Gimme-Jimmy

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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><font face="Calibri">JamesAlexander’s nickname was Gimme-Jimmy because he was a greedy and selfish bully.<span>  </span>Imagine Jimmy’s concern when he discoveredthat every time he said the word “Gimme”, his hand grew larger. <span> </span>Jimmy was happy to discover that when he waspolite and said “Please” and “Thank you”, his hand began to shrink.<span>  </span>He started practicing his new “Polite Rule”and found out that it was much more fun to share.<span style="color:#000000;"></span></font></span></p><p></p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12pt;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span>

Story Behind The Book

In November 2011, I traveled to Betsy Bonaparte's hometown of Baltimore to do research. My first day there, I visited her grave to pay my respects. The grave has a high marble slab with carved columns at each corner. I promised Betsy that I would do my best to portray her fairly, without some of the stereotypes and harsh judgments that have crept into the historical records about her. Then I found a violet blooming near her tomb. It was late autumn, yet there was a spring flower. So I picked it. I’ve never been able to smell violets. It always disappointed me bitterly as a little girl. However, the one I picked that rainy November day had a powerful scent. I took it with me to press. When we got back to the inn, I googled Betsy’s name and the word violet, and I discovered that the flower was associated with those who supported the Bonapartes. That was fitting. In spite of the difficulties she faced, Betsy never lost her admiration for the emperor. The story is eerie, n’est-ce pas? To me, it felt as thought Betsy was granting me permission to do this project. And I did my best to keep that graveyard promise to her as I wrote The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte.

Media Links

Copperfield Review

🔗 http://copperfieldreview.com/?p=2247

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Fetching Figment

🔗 http://fetchingfigment.wordpress.com/2014/01/25/fetching-reviews-the-ambitious-madame-bonaparte/

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Words and Peace

🔗 http://wordsandpeace.com/2014/03/03/book-review-and-giveaway-the-ambitious-madame-bonaparte-i-love-france-85/

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I Am, Indeed

🔗 http://iam-indeed.com/ambitious-madame-bonaparte-ruth-hull-chatlien-giveaway/

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Griperang's Bookmarks

🔗 http://griperangsbookmarks.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-ambitious-madame-bonaparte-by-ruth.html

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Jory Loves a Story

🔗 http://jorielovesastory.com/2014/03/10/blog-tour-the-ambitious-madame-bonaparte-by-ruth-hull-chatlien/

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Making My Mark

🔗 http://tbmarkinson.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/review-the-ambitious-madame-bonaparte-by-ruth-hull-chatlien/

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The Most Happy Reader

🔗 http://themosthappyreader.blogspot.com/2014/03/review-ambitious-madame-bonaparte-by.html

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Queen of All She Reads

🔗 http://queenofallshereads.blogspot.com/2014/03/review-ambitious-madame-bonaparte-by.html

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Reviews

<h2 style="font-weight:600;line-height:20px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:18px;font-family:'Crimson Text', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">KIRKUS REVIEW</h2> <p><em>The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte</em></p> <div class="book-review-txt" style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px;font-family:'Crimson Text', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> <p style="margin:0px 0px 18px;">Chatlien’s debut historical fiction celebrates the drive and desires of the real-life Betsy Patterson, a Baltimore merchant’s daughter who married a Bonaparte.… A fascinating account of one woman’s fight to defiantly stray from her predetermined path.</p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 18px;"> </p> </div> <p> </p>