Flora Fraser is the author of Beloved Emma: The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton; The Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen Caroline; and Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III. She lives in London with her husband and three children.
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I was a heroin addict from 13 to 16 and a half, and almost died from hepatitis from a dirty needle. And that was one of the more fortunate things that's ever happened to me. When I came out of the hospital, I was so afraid to go back to drugs that I really changed my life.
Napoleon Bonaparte is such a towering figure in history he almost totally overshadows his youngest, and favorite, sister Pauline. But noted biographer Flora Fraser gives Pauline her full due, telling us all about this strong, sexual, acquisitive woman who was, in her day, a celebrity in her own right. Fraser's book is called "Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire."
I was a heroin addict from 13 to 16 and a half, and almost died from hepatitis from a dirty needle. And that was one of the more fortunate things that's ever happened to me. When I came out of the hospital, I was so afraid to go back to drugs that I really changed my life. 
