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The passion

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Henri had a passion for Napoleon and Napoleon had a passion for chicken.

From Boulogne to Moscow Henri butchered for his Emperor and never killed a single man.

With a de-frocked priest and a midget groom, Henri witnessed the scourge of Europe.

In Venice, the city of chance and disguises, a great beauty was born with the webbed feet of her boatman father.

In the casino, Villanelle learned that what people risk reveals what they value - she gambled her heart and lost.

For eight years the soldier-chef watched young men die and his love for Napoleon turned to hate.

Passion does not take disappointment well. He found the Venetian beauty whose heart was lost and together they fled frozen Russia to the canals of darkness and paradox.

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Product Details
Vintage
0099734419 / 9780099734413
Paperback / softback
823.914
03/10/1996
United Kingdom
English
Contemporary classics
160p.
20 cm
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Reprint. Originally published: London: Bloomsbury, 1987.
The author also wrote "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit", which won the 1985 Whitbread Prize
The author also wrote "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit", which won the 1985 Whitbread Prize FA Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)