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Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson · Booklabria

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Written on the Body

RomanceEngland

Written on the Body

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First published: 1992
Editions: 20 in 7 languages

Synopsis

The most beguilingly seductive novel to date from the author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. Winterson chronicles the consuming affair between the narrator, who is given neither name nor gender, and the beloved, a complex and confused married woman.

Subjects: Romance
England
Married people
Lesbians
Lambda Literary Award Winner
Lambda Literary Awards
Set in: England

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20 in 7 languages

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English10 Spanish3 German2 Dutch1 All 7 languages

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