by Mary Flanagan (Author)
Adele Louisante, as Sylvester named the exquisite creature he rescued from slaughter in a Pyrenean village, was a paradox of fetid smells and delicate perfections. To protect and tend her, Sylvester summons to Paris his sister, though what begins as scientific enquiry degenerates into obsession.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 245
Edition: New
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 21 May 1998
ISBN 10: 0747535051
ISBN 13: 9780747535058