The passion
By: Jeanette Winterson.
Edition: 1st Vintage international ed.
Series: Vintage international
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction; French -- Russia -- Fiction; Soldiers -- Fiction; Venice (Italy) -- Fiction; Russia -- Fiction
Description: 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.
Notes: "First published in Great Britain in 1987 by Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd."--T.p. verso.