Sweet Death: A NovelTold with dazzling narrative brilliance and the haunting power of an impassioned soliloquy, an astonishing parable of a woman's obsession of sweets and delicacies is seen. A novel of heartstopping intensity, black humor and passion not easily forgotten. |
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... filled chocolate , they have me taste something new on the menu , they ask my opinion , they show me to a table where I won't be disturbed as I jot down a few words in this notebook that I now carry everywhere with me . I spend many an ...
... filled chocolate , they have me taste something new on the menu , they ask my opinion , they show me to a table where I won't be disturbed as I jot down a few words in this notebook that I now carry everywhere with me . I spend many an ...
Page 52
... filled with our laughter . A child's laughter is often contagious . But a monster who dares to have fun - that's in- convenient , that keeps people from letting go and enjoying themselves , that freezes laughter into a grimace on the ...
... filled with our laughter . A child's laughter is often contagious . But a monster who dares to have fun - that's in- convenient , that keeps people from letting go and enjoying themselves , that freezes laughter into a grimace on the ...
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... filled with odors of hot ovens and baked apples . I haunt hamburger joints , luncheonettes , fast - food outlets ; I ... filling myself up , overflowing , spilling out onto the chipped enamel of lavatories ; I'm decomposing . I'm ...
... filled with odors of hot ovens and baked apples . I haunt hamburger joints , luncheonettes , fast - food outlets ; I ... filling myself up , overflowing , spilling out onto the chipped enamel of lavatories ; I'm decomposing . I'm ...
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