Aphrodite
A Memoir of the Senses
$23.90
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2027
Summary
‘Explores the enduring and passionate bond between the culinary and the carnal’ - PEOPLE
A personal ode to the pleasures of food and sex, Isabel Allende brings her magical storytelling powers to exploring the intertwined sensual arts of food and love. Blending personal reminiscence with folklore from around the world, historical legends, and memorable moments from literature, Allende spices her narrative with equal portions of humour and insight, and offers s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526693341 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526693348 |
| Author: | Isabel Allende |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2027 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 128mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
Like a slow, seductive lover, Allende teases, tempts and titillates with mesmerising stories and legends about gluttony – sexual and otherwise * Washington Post *
A passionate storyteller … Holds the world spellbound with her tales * Miami Herald *
Isabel Allende
Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is a literary living legend and phenomenon. With 77 million books sold, she is the most-read author in the Spanish language throughout the world, and a blockbuster international bestseller of adult novels.
A novelist, feminist and philanthropist, Isabel won worldwide acclaim in 1982 with her first novel, The House of the Spirits. Her work has been translated into over 42 languages, and received the PEN Center Lifetime Achievement Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
She lives in California.
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