The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte (49 page)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ruth Hull Chatlien has been a writer and editor of educational materials for twenty-five years. Her speciality is U.S. and world history. She is the author of
Modern American Indian Leaders
and has published several short stories and poems in literary magazines.
The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte
is her first published novel.

She lives in northeastern Illinois with her husband, Michael, and a very pampered dog named Smokey. When she’s not writing, she can usually be found gardening, knitting, drawing, painting, or watching football.