Venus of Empire

''Fraser cleverly contrasts Pauline''s callous offloading of successive lovers ... The success of a biography of an un-improving subject like this is whether or not we miss them at its close ... Pauline was clearly irresistible company'' Literary Review

Celebrated for her looks, notorious for her passions, immortalised by Antonio Canova''s statue and always deeply loyal to her brother, Pauline Bona...