He was a cold and emotionless king, ruthless and cruel. He tortured her to the point where she couldn't live or die.She was originally a naive, talented girl. She hated him for forcing her, but she could not do anything about it.The warmth of the hibiscus, the love and love of the night, the imprisoning of her, she was unable to escape ...What he wanted to invade was the whole of his body and mind; what he gave was Plato's love; she had nothing to rely on but to float in desire.The phoenix body was set in the sky, with one order being the last.She hated him for taking the torture and imprisoning her every night."Without saying a word, he simply threw her into the dragon bed and kept her by his side. He hated her for not understanding his intentions and for taking every day ..."

In The Empress Is a Man: Stories from the Life of Jose Sarria, Michael Gorman exposes Sarria's life in a frank manner and with a unique storytelling ability that simultaneously causes amusement and sadness. You'll find The Empress Is a Man fascinating as you read about the life of this truly courageous, outrageous, and remarkable man.

Was the Chevalier d'Eon a man or a woman? He was the first of Louis XV's secret agents, and his first diplomatic mission was to Moscow, where disguised as a young girl he spent six months as one of the Empress' ladies in waiting. A few years later he returned to Russia as the brother of the Mademoiselle d'Eon he had purported to be! But in spite of somewhat feminine looks and figure, he commanded a company of dragoons with distinction in the Seven Years War and became one of the best fencers in Europe--so good, in fact, that none would fight a duel with him. After the war he was appointed as a secretary to the royal court of England, where he soon became embroiled with the French Ambassador. D'Eon was a person of great charm, wit and scholarship, and played a leading role in court and London society. Although plunging more and more heavily in debt, d'Eon always remained loyal to the French King, guarding his secrets carefully. Finally, the feud with the Ambassador led to an unsuccessful attempt at d'Eon's assassination, and lawsuits and imbroglios, coupled with unanswered questions about his gender, on which huge wagers were laid, kept him a public figure. Eventually, on specific orders from the new French King, Louis XVI, d'Eon resumed feminine attire and spent the last 33 years of his life in that guise. This is one of the most extraordinary stories of intrigue ever written, and all of it is true. Biographer Edna Nixon, with great discernment, has pieced together the whole history so that for the first time we have an intimate picture of this unbelievable character, the mystery of whose gender was not finally resolved until after his death.--Adapted from dust jacket.