A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine 1966 Sharon is a young office worker who sexually teases, seduces and then cries rape on various men just to see them emotionally suffer for her own man hating, twisted amusement leading to one love struck boyfriend being sent to prison, the financial ruin of another, and the meltdown and death of a third victim Sharon even teases her lesbian roommate, Paula, by come ons and then brushing her off But eventually, Sharon meets her match when she comes onto Tony, a controlling and misogynistic thug whom reacts to her teases and threats in a way she never prepared herself for