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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Page 78
People baring their arms and shoulders to the warm air . I know the sap will be
rising , I ' ve read all about it . Flames of desire will burn in men ' s eyes . Girls will
feel their downy cheeks blush with pleasure . That ' s all literature is , that ' s all it ...
People baring their arms and shoulders to the warm air . I know the sap will be
rising , I ' ve read all about it . Flames of desire will burn in men ' s eyes . Girls will
feel their downy cheeks blush with pleasure . That ' s all literature is , that ' s all it ...
Page 79
He put down his glass and picked me up at arm ' s length , waving me over his
head like a trophy . He laughed heartily and ... She took me in her arms and
carried me back to my room , my head buried in her low - cut neckline . I could
hear the ...
He put down his glass and picked me up at arm ' s length , waving me over his
head like a trophy . He laughed heartily and ... She took me in her arms and
carried me back to my room , my head buried in her low - cut neckline . I could
hear the ...
Page 98
When they see what they look like , they burst out laughing and stroll off , arm in
arm , gazing ecstatically up at the baroque elegance of the public square ,
glittering sumptuously in a flood of sunlight . The photographer is working so hard
at it ...
When they see what they look like , they burst out laughing and stroll off , arm in
arm , gazing ecstatically up at the baroque elegance of the public square ,
glittering sumptuously in a flood of sunlight . The photographer is working so hard
at it ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Sweet Death: A Novel |
| Author | Claude Tardat |
| Translated by | Linda Coverdale |
| Publisher | Overlook Press, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2011 |
| ISBN | 0879512911, 9780879512910 |
| Length | 130 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General |
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