▁considerable ▁libert ies ▁with ▁the ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁historical ▁setting ▁and ▁various ▁strateg ies ▁for ▁interpre ting ▁the ▁historical — making ▁the ▁novel ▁histor i ographic ▁meta f iction . ▁The ▁novel ▁also ▁expl ores ▁them es ▁like ▁passion , ▁constru ctions ▁of ▁gender ▁and ▁sexual ity , ▁and ▁bro ader ▁them es ▁common ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 9 0 s ▁British ▁fiction . ▁Part s ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁are ▁set ▁in ▁Ven ice — W inter son ▁had ▁yet ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁city ▁when ▁she ▁wrote ▁about ▁it , ▁instead ▁the ▁dep iction ▁was ▁entirely ▁fict ional . ▁ ▁Mark ▁Kn opf ler ▁wrote ▁a ▁song ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁novel , ▁called ▁" Done ▁with ▁Bon ap arte ." ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁insp iration ▁behind ▁Hun ters ▁& ▁Collect or ' s ▁song ▁Holy ▁Gra il . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Kirk us ▁Re views ▁described ▁the ▁novel ▁as ▁" ▁fasc in ating " ▁and ▁demonstr ating ▁" cons ider able ▁powers " ▁comparing ▁the ▁novel ▁to ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Robert son ▁Dav ies . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁BBC ▁News ▁listed ▁The ▁Pass ion ▁on ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁most ▁influ ential ▁nov els . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Nov els ▁by ▁Jean ette ▁Winter son ▁Category : 1 9 8 7 ▁British ▁nov els ▁Category : H istor ical ▁nov els ▁Category : Post mod ern ▁nov els ▁Category : F