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# The Passion

From [Our Best Recommendations of Lesbian Novels](https://listium.com/@bestbooksnow/84918/our-best-recommendations-of-lesbian-novels)  
By [BestBooksNow (@bestbooksnow)](https://listium.com/@bestbooksnow)

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Published 19 April 2023 · Updated 19 April 2023

Category: books & literature

- Author: Jeanette Winterson
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/i70ti1ftordfpkcg9qh3.jpg)
- Original Publication Year: 1987
- Number of Pages: 160
- Average Rating: 4.10
- Summary: Jeanette Winterson’s novels have established her as one of the most important young writers in world literature. The Passion is perhaps her most highly acclaimed work, a modern classic that confirms her special claim on the novel. 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.
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