num_pages: 160
description: Henri had a passion for Napoleon and Napoleon had a passion for chicken. From Boulogne to Moscow Henri butchered for his Emperor and never killed a single man. Meanwhile, in Venice, the city of chance and disguises, Villanelle was born with the webbed feet of her boatman father - but in the casinos she gambled her heart and lost. As the soldier-chef's love for Napoleon turns to hate he finds the Venetian beauty, and together they flee to the canals of darkness.
language: English
title: Passion
titlecomplete: Passion
genres: Fiction, Historical, Magical Realism, Queer, LGBT, Romance, Literature, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 23057
places: Venice
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Commonwealth Writers' Prize
category: Best Book in  South Asia and Europe
publisher: RANDOM HOUSE INC.