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She had often used that “beautiful Eurasian” line to see what kind of reaction it would cause. In truth, her beauty was not physical. Short, thick-waisted, with a face as round and flat as a pie pan... Sternly, she reminded herself that this good-looking young man was five years her junior. She also remembered that men attain the peak of their sexual potency around the age of eighteen.She dreamed about him that night. She dreamed she was a slender and graceful ballerina and he was hopelessly in love with her.
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Sigh! Bova's fixation on defining women by their appearance continues. If I wasn't nearly halfway through this overlong tome, I'd be dnfing