num_pages: 160
description: Mario Vargas Llosa, the internationally acclaimed author of The Storyteller, adds his own finely-tuned poetic polish to this erotic exploration of carnality in one family. He turns the proverbial romantic triangle on its ear to create this New York Times bestselling erotic novel. French flaps and six full-color pages of classic artworks.
language: English
title: In Praise of the Stepmother
titlecomplete: In Praise of the Stepmother
characters: Justiniana, Dom Rigoberto, Dona Lucrecia, Alfonso
genres: Spanish Literature, Nobel Prize, Novels, Literature, Erotica, Latin American, Romance, Fiction, Latin American Literature, Contemporary
ratings_count: 8828
places: Lima
publisher: Gardners Books