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The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf
The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf: A Novel | Kathryn Davis
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A young woman in flight from her past, and an old woman whose secrets are contained in the grave--with this configuration, Davis begins a novel of true bravura about opera, adultery, and murder.
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“Sex is no mystery,” she said. “When poor Kraka, daughter of Sigurd Fafnirsbane, removed the tarred hat her stepfather had forced her to wear, down fell all her silky hair, and the bakers were so astonished by her beauty that they burned their bread. It‘s as simple as that.”