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Nectar: A Novel of Temptation
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by Lily Prior


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Ramona Drottoveo, an albino, is a chambermaid at a lush Italian estate. Distinguished by the intoxicating scent she exudes, Ramona is despised by all women and adored by all men, whose inexhaustible lust she eagerly satisfies. Life changes when her husband dies after discovering his bride with another man on their wedding night. Blamed for his death, Ramona and her lover are exiled to the neighboring city of Naples. There, Ramona's life is transformed once again by the birth of a daughter, Blandina, who "steals" her mother's scent. No longer able to seduce men into blind submission, Ramona humbly returns to the estate to an unexpected welcome -- and revenge. A hilarious and naughty celebration of the senses and the strange places they can lead us, Nectar explores the mystery of sexual attraction and the frivolous nature of divine justice.

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Ramona Drottoveo, an albino, is a chambermaid at a lush Italian estate. Distinguished by the intoxicating scent she exudes, Ramona is despised by all women and adored by all men, whose inexhaustible lust she eagerly satisfies. Life changes when her husband dies after discovering his bride with another man on their wedding night. Blamed for his death, Ramona and her lover are exiled to the neighboring city of Naples. There, Ramona's life is transformed once again by the birth of a daughter, Blandina, who "steals" her mother's scent. No longer able to seduce men into blind submission, Ramona humbly returns to the estate to an unexpected welcome -- and revenge.

A hilarious and naughty celebration of the senses and the strange places they can lead us, Nectar explores the mystery of sexual attraction and the frivolous nature of divine justice.

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Ramona Drottoveo was one of the chambermaids up at La Casa, the white marbel palace in the valley of the Volturno, on the vast estate that had been in the Signora's family since the time of the Etruscans.

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  • Title Nectar: A Novel of Temptation
  • Author Lily Prior
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ecco Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2003-07-08
  • ISBN 9780060936822 / 0060936827
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.98 x 5.34 x 0.68 in (20.27 x 13.56 x 1.73 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Cultural Region: Italy
    • Topical: Family
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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