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In Praise of the Stepmother
In Praise of the Stepmother: A Novel | Mario Vargas Llosa, Helen Lane
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An erotic tale of a sensual middle-aged stepmother, her attentive husband, and his pre-pubescent son explores the mysterious nature of happiness and the corrupting power of innocence. Reprint.
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KaapiCat
In Praise of the Stepmother: A Novel | Mario Vargas Llosa, Helen Lane
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Pickpick

Viciously good, deliciously so

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Simona
In Praise of the Stepmother: A Novel | Mario Vargas Llosa, Helen Lane
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A very unusual story, very erotic, exposing relation/issue between innocence and guilt, and when innocence/sexual impulses becomes funding for reach the goal. Characterization is good, diverse structure makes you into thinking, provocative and repulsive story, written in a rich, fluid prose ... and with one of the creepiest ends I've read so far. Polarizing, but I like it and I think that it‘s a very good story. #readaroundtheworld #Peru Recipe 👇

AlaMich I really like Vargas Llosa but I haven‘t read this one yet. Stacked! 😊 7y
Dulcinella Stacked too. I‘m a fan of him. 7y
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DrexEdit Soup looks delicious! 😊 🍜 7y
Simona @AlaMich It‘s one of those books, where is hard to say that I like it, because controversial topic ... please check out some other reviews and opinions, before reading. @Dulcinella This is my first book by him, and I saw that is a very different from his other works... and not necessary in a good way 😬 (edited) 7y
Simona @DrexEdit Thank you ☺️ ... and it was delicious (and simply to prepare it). 7y
ephemeralwaltz Yeeeees I love quinoa!! Thanks for sharing the recipe. 7y
JenP Looks delicious! 7y
Teipu This has been sitting on my shelf since forever. Your review makes me want to read it asap! 7y
Simona @ephemeralwaltz Me too, I love to use quinoa in salads, as risotto, in soups.... 7y
Simona @JenP It was delicious, perfect for cold, winter days. 7y
Simona @Teipu It‘s a hard one ... and as I wrote in a previous comment - check out some others reviews 😘 7y
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Simona
In Praise of the Stepmother: A Novel | Mario Vargas Llosa, Helen Lane
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A wonderful interpretation of a quite horrible picture.

Link to the picture https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_I

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Simona
In Praise of the Stepmother: A Novel | Mario Vargas Llosa, Helen Lane
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1. Tea/Coffee mug.
2. I don‘t watch TV (at home)🤷‍♀️
3. I‘m currently reading In the Praise of the Stepmother; I do recommend it, but it‘s not for everyone...
4. After two weeks of snow, rain and extreme cold, today was surprisingly warm and sunny!
5. I have six tattoos and five piercings.
#HumpDayPost

BarbaraBB I think it‘s amazing you don‘t watch tv while you‘re working in tv industry! Not even your own productions? 7y
Simona @BarbaraBB don‘t watch tv at home, but yes, I see and I watch quite a lot tv shows analyzing them, from the first sequence to the finished product...believe me, I don‘t want to watch tv at home. 7y
BarbaraBB @Simona Ah, then I can imagine why you wouldn‘t! I prefer books as well 😘 7y
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Simona
In Praise of the Stepmother: A Novel | Mario Vargas Llosa, Helen Lane
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New week, new story ... unusual story, but interesting (so far).

vivastory I need that first lines of lit mug 7y
Simona @vivastory Thanks to the @Cinfhen this is my favorite mug 😁 7y
Cinfhen 😀😘 7y
Simona @Cinfhen It‘s a very photogenic mug 😘 7y
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Wwkwd
In Praise of the Stepmother: A Novel | Mario Vargas Llosa, Helen Lane
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This was wicked but deliciously written.