The Passion by Jeanette Winterson

The Passion by Jeanette Winterson

'A fantasy, a vivid dream...inventive and brilliant' Guardian

Henri has a passion for Napoleon - but Napoleon has a passion for chicken. As soldier and emperor butcher their way across Europe, glory falls to ruin and love turns to hate.

But, when Henri encounters the red-haired, web-footed Villanelle, he discovers in her an equal. Together they abandon their pasts, and flee to the Venetian canals to meet their singular destiny in the city of chance and disguises.

'A deeply imagined and beautiful book, often arrestingly so.' New York Times

It's a fantasy, a vivid dream.. inventive and brilliant * Guardian *
As moving and funny as it is skilful, and reflects the author's formidable appetite for life * Sunday Times *
A book of great imaginative audacity and assurance...brilliantly physical (and funny) detail * Times Literary Supplement *
Its concentrated, beautifully detailed prose recalls the diction of fairy tales; its plot incorporates their magic, their shrewd wit and brutality...a deeply imagined and beautiful book, often arrestingly so * New York Times *
Lyrical prose penetrates to the heart of things... She knows how to speak plain truth and at the same time satisfy our longing for the fabulous. She's telling you stories. Trust her * Washington Post *

Jeanette Winterson CBE was born in Manchester. She published her first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, at twenty-five. Over two decades later she revisited that material in her internationally bestselling memoir Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?. Winterson has written thirteen novels for adults and two previous collections of short stories, as well as children's books, non-fiction and screenplays. She is Professor of New Writing at the University of Manchester. She lives in the Cotswolds in a wood and in Spitalfields, London.

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ISBN 13	9780099598329
ISBN 10	0099598329
Title	The Passion
Author	Jeanette Winterson
Series	Vintage Blue
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2014-09-04
Number of pages	176
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