The Passion
  • Published:
    Mar-1990
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    Print / eBook / Audio
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
  • Pages:
    160
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The New York Timesâ€"bestselling author interweaves the destinies of Napoleon's cook and an enigmatic Venetian woman in this “arresting, elegant novel” (Publishers Weekly).

A faithful soldier of the Grande Armée, Henri is given the honor of serving meals to Napoleon himself. After all, Henri is short -- and no one over five-foot-two ever serves the emperor. But when following his revered leader brings him to near-starvation in Russia's frozen winter, Henri is disillusioned and desperate for escape.

The web-footed daughter of a Venetian boatman, Villanelle has long been acquainted with the advantages of dishonesty. Trust hasn't been her strong suit since her heart was stolen -- literally -- by a noblewoman she once loved.

Soon these two will meet their shared destiny in the chaotic carnival that is early 19th century Venice. In The Passion, Whitbread Award-winning author Jeanette Winterson delivers a “historical novel quite different from any other” (Vanity Fair).

“Recalls GarcĂ­a Márquez . . . Magical touches dance like highlights over the brilliance of this fairy tale about passion, gambling, madness, and androgynous ecstasy.” -- Edmund White
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    • Jun-1988
    • Penguin (UK)
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0140108319
    • ISBN13: 9780140108316
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    • Mar-1990
    • Vintage
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0679724370
    • ISBN13: 9780679724377
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    • Oct-1996
    • Vintage (UK)
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 0099734419
    • ISBN13: 9780099734413
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    • Aug-1997
    • Grove Press
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 0802135226
    • ISBN13: 9780802135223
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    • Oct-2000
    • Vinatge (Canada)
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0676973493
    • ISBN13: 9780676973495
    •  
    • Sep-2014
    • Vintage Publishing
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0099598329
    • ISBN13: 9780099598329
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    • May-1988
    • Grove Press
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0871131838
    • ISBN13: 9780871131836
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    • Aug-1997
    • Grove Press
    • eBook (Kindle)
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    • Dec-2007
    • Grove Press
    • eBook (Kindle)
    •  
    • Dec-2007
    • Grove Press
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 0802198716
    • ISBN13: 9780802198716
    •  
    • Nov-2011
    • Vintage
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1448113369
    • ISBN13: 9781448113361
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    • May-2019
    • Brilliance Audio
    • MP3 CD
    • ISBN: 1978689055
    • ISBN13: 9781978689053
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    • Jan-2020
    • Brilliance Audio
    • Audio CD
    • ISBN: 1799717402
    • ISBN13: 9781799717409



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