The Passion

JeanetteWinterson’snovelshaveestablishedherasoneofthemostimportantyoungwritersinworldliterature.ThePassionisperhapshermosthighlyacclaimedwork,amodernclassicthatconfirmsherspecialclaimonthenovel.SetduringthetumultuousyearsoftheNapoleonicWars,ThePassionintertwinesthedestiniesoftworemarkablepeople:Henri,asimpleFrenchsoldier,whofollowsNapoleonfromglorytoRussianruin;andVillanelle,thered-haired,web-footeddaughterofaVenetianboatman,whosehusbandhasgambledawayherheart.InVenice’scompoundofcarnival,chance,anddarkness,thepairmeettheirsingulardestiny.Inheruniqueandmesmerizingvoice,Wintersonblendsrealitywithfantasy,dream,andimaginationtoweaveahypnotictalewithstunningeffects.