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“Have you ever tasted a Whitstable oyster?”
I know that oysters were considered an aphrodisiac in older times, so this being the very first sentence of the book already brings to mind a sensual undertone to the rest of the paragraph.
— Sep 24, 2025 08:52PM
I know that oysters were considered an aphrodisiac in older times, so this being the very first sentence of the book already brings to mind a sensual undertone to the rest of the paragraph.
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Mads
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Like the freckles, it made her – not unremarkable, as I had feared to find her; but marvellously, achingly real… I thought, How queer it is! And yet, how very ordinary. *I am in love with you*.
** is supposed to be italicised.
— Sep 30, 2025 05:44PM
** is supposed to be italicised.
Mads
is on page 13 of 472
“…and when she turned her head a little to put her hat back on, I saw a strip of pale flesh at the nape of her neck where the collar ended and the hairline began that – for all the fire of the hot, hot hall – made me shiver.”
Very relatable moment of desire and arousal, given the time period and the presence of hot women.
— Sep 25, 2025 07:11AM
Very relatable moment of desire and arousal, given the time period and the presence of hot women.
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I am excited to start reading this, I am going to be annotating physically and digitally
— Sep 24, 2025 08:48PM
