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Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses

by Isabel Allende

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Under the aegis of the Goddess of Love, Isabel Allende uses her storytelling skills brilliantly in Aphrodite to evoke the delights of food and sex. After considerable research and study, she has become an authority on aphrodisiacs, which include everything from food and drink to stories and, of course, love. Readers will find here recipes from Allende's mother, poems, stories from ancient and foreign literatures, paintings, personal anecdotes, fascinating tidbits on the sensual art of food and its effects on amorous performance, tips on how to attract your mate and revive flagging virility, passages on the effect of smell on libido, a history of alcoholic beverages, and much more.

An ode to sensuality that is an irresistible blend of memory, imagination and the senses, Aphrodite is familiar territory for readers who know her fiction.

Synopsis:

Allende's rich celebration of the pleasures of the sensual life offers an irresistible read that combines personal narrative and a treasury of erotic lore to deliver a joyous book about the delights of food and sex. Color illustrations throughout.

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About the Author

Nacida en Per?, Isabel Allende se cri? en Chile. Algunos de sus libros, La casa de los esp?ritus, De amor y sombra, Eva Luna, Cuentos de Eva Luna, El plan infinito, y m?s recientemente, Paula, raducidos a m?s de 25 lenguas, encabezan la lista de bestsellers en varios paises de America y Europa. Isabel Allende reside actualmente en California.

Born in Peru, Isabel Allende was raised in Chile. She is the author of the novels Portrait in Sepia, Daughter of Fortune, The Infinite Plan, Eva Luna, Of Love and Shadows, and The House of the Spirits, the short story collection The Stories of Eva Luna, the memoir Paula, and Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses. City of the Beast is her first novel for young readers. She lives in California.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060930172
Translator:
Peden, Margaret Sayers
Author:
Shekter, Robert
Author:
Allende, Isabelle
Author:
by Isabel Allende
Author:
Keogh Clarke, Pamela
Author:
Allende, Isabel
Author:
Peden, Margaret Sayers
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Location:
New York, NY :
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Women Authors
Subject:
Caribbean & Latin American
Subject:
Authors
Subject:
Sexuality - Essays & Stories
Subject:
Aphrodisiacs
Subject:
Collections - Single Author/Multiple Formats
Subject:
Aphrodisiacs -- Literary collections.
Subject:
Sexual Instruction
Subject:
Fashion
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Series Volume:
no. 512-513
Publication Date:
19990431
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
9 x 6 in 4.08 oz
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