A classic short story of love, revenge, and appetite from New York Times bestselling author Sara Paretsky.
Daphne Raydor has an insatiable appetite. Overweight as she is, she always assumed she would never know love. But meeting Jerry changes everything. Her appetite decreases. Her self-worth skyrockets. Then her mother comes to visit. And everything changes again. But Daphne refuses to go back to her old life, and now her appetite is for revenge...
Taste of Life was previously included with the novel Brush Back. Get a taste of Brush Back with an excerpt included here.
Praise for Sara Paretsky
“Truthfully drawn and mercilessly insightful.”—The New York Times Book Review
“[An] unquenchable need to know whodunit.”—Chicago Tribune
“Superb.”—The Washington Post
“No one, male or female, writes better P.I. books than Paretsky.”—The Denver Post
“Paretsky's books are beautifully paced and plotted, and the dialogue is fresh and smart.”—Newsweek
A classic short story of love, revenge, and appetite from New York Times bestselling author Sara Paretsky.
Daphne Raydor has an insatiable appetite. Overweight as she is, she always assumed she would never know love. But meeting Jerry changes everything. Her appetite decreases. Her self-worth skyrockets. Then her mother comes to visit. And everything changes again. But Daphne refuses to go back to her old life, and now her appetite is for revenge...
Taste of Life was previously included with the novel Brush Back. Get a taste of Brush Back with an excerpt included here.
Praise
Praise for Sara Paretsky
“Truthfully drawn and mercilessly insightful.”—The New York Times Book Review
“[An] unquenchable need to know whodunit.”—Chicago Tribune
“Superb.”—The Washington Post
“No one, male or female, writes better P.I. books than Paretsky.”—The Denver Post
“Paretsky's books are beautifully paced and plotted, and the dialogue is fresh and smart.”—Newsweek