{"product_id":"aphrodite-a-memoir-of-the-senses-isbn-9780060930172","title":"Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe House of the Spirits, \u003c\/em\u003eIsabel Allende celebrates the pleasures of the sensual life in this rich, joyful and slyly humorous book, a combination of personal narrative and treasury of erotic lore.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnder the aegis of the Goddess of Love, Isabel Allende uses her storytelling skills brilliantly in \u003cem\u003eAphrodite\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ode to sensuality that is an irresistible blend of memory, imagination and the senses, \u003cem\u003eAphrodite\u003c\/em\u003e is familiar territory for readers who know her fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eUnder the aegis of the Goddess of Love, Isabel Allende uses her storytelling skills brilliantly in \u003cem\u003eAphrodite\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ode to sensuality that is an irresistible blend of memory, imagination and the senses, \u003cem\u003eAphrodite\u003c\/em\u003e is familiar territory for readers who know her fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Aphrodisiacs of every eyebrow-raising stripe are the spicy matter of Aphrodite, a thoroughly charming non-fiction narrative by acclaimed San Rafael novelist Isabel Allende. . . . Engaging, deliciously detailed and something of an aphrodisiac itself, Allende's wide-ranging meditation on the methodology of seduction is sure to excite as many literary appetites as libidinous ones.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like a slow, seductive lover, Allende teases, tempts and titillates with mesmerizing stories and legends about gluttony--sexual and otherwise.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperVia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887372431589,"sku":"NP9780060930172","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060930172.jpg?v=1730225992","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/aphrodite-a-memoir-of-the-senses-isbn-9780060930172","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}