Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses Trade paperback - 1999
by Isabel Allende
- Used
- Paperback
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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Details
- Title Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses
- Author Isabel Allende
- Binding Trade Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperVia, New York, NY
- Date April 1999
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # 454136
- ISBN 9780060930172 / 0060930179
- Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.65 in (23.37 x 15.75 x 1.65 cm)
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97040274
- Dewey Decimal Code 863
First line
From the rear cover
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 foodand 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.