Book description
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. 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 lost. As the
soldier-chef's love for Napoleon turns to hate he finds the Venetian
beauty, and together they flee to the canals of darkness.
Jeanette Winterson OBE is the author of ten novels, including The
Passion, Sexing the Cherry and Written on the Body,
a book of short stories, The World and Other Places, a
collection of essays, Art Objects as well as many other works,
including children's books, screenplays and journalism. Her writing
has won the Whitbread Award for Best First Novel, the John Llewellyn
Rhys Memorial Prize, the E. M. Forster Award and the Prix d'argent at
Cannes Film Festival.
Visit her website at www. jeanettewinterson. com
