The first edition of the novel was published in 1987, and was written by jeanette winterson. The passion is a fairy tale about survival and brokenheartedness, cruelty, obsession and madness. 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. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are. Henri had a passion for napoleon and napoleon had a passion for chicken. The passion is perhaps her most highly acclaimed work, a modern classic that confirms her special claim on the novel.
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Born in manchester, england, jeanette winterson is the author of seventeen books, including the national bestseller why be happy when you could be normal. Jeanette wintersons novels have established her as one of the most important young writers in world literature. I mixed up the time period of this historical novel. Set during the tumultuous years of the napoleonic wars, the passion intertwines the destinies of two remarkable people. Free download or read online the passion pdf epub book. Download oranges are not the only fruit pdfepub book by. Read online or download the passion by jeanette winterson full pdf ebook with. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 176 pages and is available in paperback format.
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