The Passion
Set during the tumultuous years of the Napoleonic Wars, The Passion intertwines the destinies of two remarkable 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 has gambled away her heart. In Venice’s compound of carnival, chance, and darkness, the pair meet their singular destiny.
Heartfelt & EmotionalMelancholic & NostalgicMysteriousSpiritually ChargedThought-ProvokingLove as a consuming forceThe cruelty of historical tidesFate versus human agency
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