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The Passion by Jeanette Winterson; OverDrive, Inc is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The Passion is perhaps Jeanette Winterson’s most highly acclaimed work, a magical, wonderful modern classic about the destinies of Napoleon’s faithful cook and the daughter of a Venetian boatman. "Its concentrated, beautifully detailed prose recalls the diction of fairy tale; its plot incorporates their magic, their shrewd wit and brutality... a deeply imagined and beautiful book, often arrestingly so.” - The New York TimesSet 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 meets their singular destiny. “A historical novel quite different from any other...it is written with a living passion, an eyewitness immediacy... Winterson is a master of her material, a writer in whom great talent deeply abides.” - Vanity FairIn her unique and mesmerizing voice, Jeanette Winterson’s “concentrated, beautifully detailed prose” (The New York Times) unfurls a “histori

Who reads The Passion?

Author

Jeanette Winterson; OverDrive, Inc

Publisher

Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781448113361

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.12 / 5 (31 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14