I had also savored Lawrence's gorgeous descriptions of Corfu in "Prospero's Cell," which fortified my resolve.
For a book that moves between the 19th and 20th century, from Paris to the south, there is Jean Renoir's wonderful memoir of his father, transparently titled Renoir, My Father (NYRB Classics), with its gorgeous descriptions of painting and Renoir's domesticity, alongside many usefully cookable recipes.
"God is this supreme, magnificent force, intelligent, gorgeous beyond any description.
Gorgeous, if sickly, descriptions bearing imagery and ideas such as finding Satan stuffed and put on display in a museum, unseen figures drowning in ashes, laws against praying, murder of animals, altogether bleed into a monologue that is as dazzling in expanse as it is unnerving in effect.
Yet Bernard can also achieve gorgeous diction, and vivid description, when it suits her.
"mini artisanal gorgeous desserts" - a description a fan came up with which, unfortunately, "doesn't fit too well on a business card".
This lightweight blush from Hourglass in the Ethereal Glow is not only a gorgeous color, but the description explains that it also uses "an advanced miscelare technique to create the perfect balance of pigment and powder".
I love Anita Hughes' novels because they're rich with descriptions of gorgeous places, designer fashions and drool-worthy dishes.
Super Mario meets Jackson Pollock is a pretty accurate description of this gorgeous platformer in which you must maintain your inspiration, money and passion gauges while slathering the backdrop in paint.
