The passion
Winterson, Jeanette , 1959-
The passion / Jeanette Winterson - New York : Grove Press , c1987. - 172 p. ; 22 cm.
Set during the tumultuous years of the Napoleonic Wars, The Passion intertwines the destinies of two remarkable people: Henri, a simple French soldier, who follows Napoleon from glory to Russian ruin; and Villanelle, the red-haired, web-footed daughter of a Venetian boatman, whose husband has gambled away her heart. In Venice's compound of carnival, chance, and darkness, the pair meet their singular destiny. In her unique and mesmerizing voice, Winterson blends reality with fantasy, dream, and imagination to weave a hypnotic tale with stunning effects.
9780802135223
Man-woman relationships----Fiction
Lesbians----Fiction
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815---Fiction
Venice (Italy)---Fiction
Love stories
Historical fiction
FIC WIN
The passion / Jeanette Winterson - New York : Grove Press , c1987. - 172 p. ; 22 cm.
Set during the tumultuous years of the Napoleonic Wars, The Passion intertwines the destinies of two remarkable people: Henri, a simple French soldier, who follows Napoleon from glory to Russian ruin; and Villanelle, the red-haired, web-footed daughter of a Venetian boatman, whose husband has gambled away her heart. In Venice's compound of carnival, chance, and darkness, the pair meet their singular destiny. In her unique and mesmerizing voice, Winterson blends reality with fantasy, dream, and imagination to weave a hypnotic tale with stunning effects.
9780802135223
Man-woman relationships----Fiction
Lesbians----Fiction
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815---Fiction
Venice (Italy)---Fiction
Love stories
Historical fiction
FIC WIN
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