Rikki Ducornet, The Fan-Maker’s Inquisition: A Novel of the Marquis de Sade

A fan is like the thighs of a woman: It opens and closes. A good fan opens with a flick of the wrist. It produces its own weather—a breeze not so strong as to muss the hair.

Rikki Ducornet, The Fan-Maker’s Inquisition: A Novel of the Marquis de Sade

A fan is like the thighs of a woman: It opens and closes. A good fan opens with a flick of the wrist. It produces its own weather—a breeze not so strong as to muss the hair.

Rikki Ducornet, The Fan-Maker’s Inquisition: A Novel of the Marquis de Sade

A fan is like the thighs of a woman: It opens and closes. A good fan opens with a flick of the wrist. It produces its own weather—a breeze not so strong as to muss the hair.