The Way to Paradise: A NovelA New York Times Notable Book |
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... felt in a long time. But he couldn't start immediately, because he had gotten off on the wrong foot in the land of his dreams. A few days after his arrival, the capital of French Polynesia buried the last Maori king, Pomare V, in an ...
... felt quite comfortable, and then in Mataiea, some sixtyfive miles from Papeete. There, he rented a hut on the bay, from which he could bathe in the sea. Across the bay was a small island, and behind the hut rose a steep wall of sharp.
... , crossing the threshold, felt in his pockets for a box of matches. He lit one, and in the small bluishyellow flame that flared between his fingers, he saw a sight he would never forget, and would try to rescue over the.
... felt his cock stiffen. He was trembling with excitement. Noticing, the girl stretched out on the mattress with that cadenced, slightly feline slowness of the native women that so seduced and intrigued him, waiting for him to undress. He ...
... felt his cock inside her, squeezed and painful, he ejaculated with a howl. For an instant, while sodomizing Teha'amana, he felt like a savage. The next morning he began to work at first light. The day was dry and there were sparse ...
Contents
Mysterious Waters | |
The Shadow of Charles Fourier | |
Annah from Java | |
News from Peru | |
Portrait of Aline Gauguin | |
Nevermore | |
Arequipa | |
What Are | |
The Nun Gutiérrez | |
Wrestling with the Angel | |
The Battle of Cangallo | |
The House of Pleasure | |
Words to Change the World | |