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The Passion, Winterson's third novel is the fantastical tale of Henri - Napoleon's cook - and Villanelle, a Venetian gondolier's daughter who has webbed feet, works as a croupier, picks pockets, cross-dresses, and literally loses her heart to a beautiful woman.
Written in a lyrical combination of fairy tale diction and rhythm, the book springs partly from Winterson's interest in people's need to worship and examine what happens to young men in militaristic societies. This brilliant and mesmerizing novel of gambling, madness and androgynous sexuality amidst the dark, deceptive canals of Venice also explores the difference between inventing a lover and falling in love, self and other.
The best of Jeanette Winterson's remarkable, radical and genre-expanding novels, reissued in a bold new look ahead of the publication of her new book, 12 BYTES.
Author: Jeanette Winterson
Paperback Published July 2021 160 Pages
Originally Published 1987