The book by the French writer Françoise Vasner is about a beautiful woman, Madame Recamier (1777–1849), whose name personifies excellent taste and education. She did not write novels or create paintings, but she had an amazing ability to attract extraordinary individuals, discovering their talent, helping and supporting them. Her beauty, combined with sincerity and intelligence, captivated many artists. Julie Recamier made her salon the center of opposition sentiment towards Napoleon. In addition to politicians, the most famous personalities of that era flocked to see her: the famous Madame de Stael - a famous French writer of the early 19th century, Jean-Jacques Ampere - the son of the great French scientist Andre-Marie Ampere, Eugenie de Beauharnais - the daughter of Josephine, Napoleon's first wife, Mr. Bernadotte - the future king of Sweden, writers Prosper Merimee and Sainte-Beuve, poet and writer, equally successful in both literary and political fields - Francois René de Chateaubriand (Julie's last passionate love). She was friends with Honore de Balzac and Victor Hugo, she shared similar tastes with Musset and Stendhal, and she was admired by the artists J.-L. David and Eugene Delacroix and many, many others, the flower of French art and science, people whose names have forever become an integral part of world culture. with the support of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French Embassy in Russia. Translation based on the publication Françoise Wagener, Madame Récamier. Editions. Jean-Claude Lattes, Pans, 1986.