
Book: The Age of Innocence — Edith Wharton
Plenty of desire matched with equal restraint, an emphasis on social codes and as much repression as there is possession.
Backup: The Talented Mr. Ripley — Patricia Highsmith
Film: The Handmaiden
Lush, erotic, clever and full of reversals. Big time Taurus sensuality, Scorpio intensity and an edge of Gemini gamesmanship.
Backup: Body Double
Album: Third — Portishead
Their debut, Dummy, was my first pick but because it's so well known, I'll go with their equally dark, seductive, textured, paranoid, and cool final studio album. It's velvet curtains, expensive taste, and bad intentions.
Backup: Mezzanine — Massive Attack
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