This is an epic book, telling the story of one New Orleans family, the Mayfairs, and its history going back 13 generations. But her witches seem to be more focused on wealth and luxury and power…….and there’s nothing wrong with that, either! It makes sense, of course, because many of her books center around vampires, and they only ingest blood. What food descriptions there are in her books are not very detailed or ornate, compared to her luxuriant descriptions of other things. All of these descriptions are sprinkled throughout The Witching Hour, but though she is very much a sensualist, I don’t get a sense that she’s a foodie sensualist. She’s a sensualist, as is obvious in her descriptions of light, darkness, death, blood, spirit encounters and lovemaking. I was wandering around the historic downtown area, happened upon the bookstore (of course) and while browsing, came across this luridly gold and red book cover titled “Interview with the Vampire.” I was hooked on this marvelous author from that day forward, and this one remains high on my list of desert-island reads.Īnne Rice has a lush, prosaic style of writing. I first discovered Anne Rice one summer when I was 12, visiting my aunt and uncle in Douglas, Arizona, a small town on the border of Mexico. I’m always excited to reread “The Witching Hour” which is on my top 10 absolute most favorite books in the world. We continue with our month-long Halloween theme and a particular favorite book of mine.
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