Aphrodite

“Like a slow, seductive lover, Allende teases, tempts and titillates with mesmerizing stories and legends about gluttony—sexual and otherwise.”—Washington Post

The New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits celebrates the pleasures of the sensual life—food, drink, stories, and love—in this playful and intimate book that combines personal reflections and erotic lore.

Under the aegis of the Goddess of Love, Isabel Allende brilliantly evokes and pays tribute to aphrodisiacs and the delights of sensual pleasure. A feast for the senses, Aphrodite includes family recipes, poems, stories from ancient and foreign literatures, art, personal anecdotes, and fascinating facts on the art of food and its effects on amorous performance, tips on how to attract a mate and revive flagging virility, musings on the smell and libido, a history of alcoholic libations, and much more.