Söndags-smakbit # 18

Bloggen Betraktelser ger oss på söndagar chansen att publicera ett litet smakprov ur en bok vi läser.
Där får du många spännande boktitlar att kika närmare på.
Jag läser en något märklig roman om en kvinna och en räv. Den heter How to be human och är skriven av Paula Cocozza
Jag har länkat titeln till förlaget där du kan läsa mer.
Smakbit sid 66
” A strong smell hit the back of her throat. It went straight there, bypassing her nose, and she knew it first by taste: a burnt sweet flavour, like a misdudged toffee. Infiltrating the sweetness was a strong dark note between malt and musk, with a smoky edge as if blown through an exhaust. He shifted his paws a couple of clicks. The scent circled the kitchen. He hoisted his tail high over his back, training on her the white torch of its tip. ”

sid 152
”Without budging, she strained in her crouch until at last a trickle ran hotly down her bottom and made a small pool on the floor. She didn´t expect anyone else to understand this, but it felt comforting to squat there, her knees against her chest, enjoying the privacy of a message only he could find, and the warmth of it.”