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Book Description
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 hasContinue
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nybooks published on Mon, 23 Aug 2010
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Libro un pò delirante, volutamente un pò delirante.
Gradevole; strano per come una scrittrice inglese si immagina un francese, soldato napoleonico per di più!
Una frase, che condivido:
"The way you see it now is no more real than the way you'll see it then" ["Come lo vedi adesso non è ... (continue)LauraT said on Sep 15, 2009 | Add your feedback
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Elis. said on Apr 22, 2012 | Add your feedback
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You play, you win. You play, you lose. You play.
This was the quote that made me eager to read the book. I bought it with almost no idea what it was about and after reading it I was (and I still am) really grateful to the person who showed me the quote and really glad for having bought it (even when I don't like buying books I haven't read first). ... (continue)
Arkady said on Dec 17, 2008 | Add your feedback
Book Details
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- English Books
- Paperback 176 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0802135226
- ISBN-13: 9780802135223
- Publisher: Grove Press
- Pub date: Sep 01, 1997
- Dimensions: 1355 mm x 903 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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