Ode to Sensuality - seductive, witty, inspiring. "I regret the diets for slimness, I lament the delicious dishes that I rejected out of vanity, and I also feel sorry for the opportunities for love that I let pass by. I cannot separate eroticism from food, and I see no reason why I should." Isabel Allende. In this hearty blend of memoir and cookbook, Allende has compiled a whole pharmacy of aphrodisiacs, from snake blood and rhino horn to the more common and tastier oysters, "these seductive tears of the sea that lend themselves to gliding from mouth to mouth, like an extended kiss." Julia Stemberger draws on this treasure trove of light-hearted erotic texts and humorously examines the great themes between man and woman. Helmut Jasbar has indulged in this delightfully.