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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... kindle my interest in life and in men . He'll become my faithful admirer , my hero , the light of my life . But in the meantime , he thinks his skull and stomach are about to burst . And he became so ugly in my fantasy , so 74 SWEET DEATH.
... kindle my interest in life and in men . He'll become my faithful admirer , my hero , the light of my life . But in the meantime , he thinks his skull and stomach are about to burst . And he became so ugly in my fantasy , so 74 SWEET DEATH.
Page 75
... burst out of me , fueled by an unsuspected violence . I'd suddenly broken the unspoken agreement through which we had prudently avoided any reference to our private lives . As a rule , nothing personal ever surfaced in our long ...
... burst out of me , fueled by an unsuspected violence . I'd suddenly broken the unspoken agreement through which we had prudently avoided any reference to our private lives . As a rule , nothing personal ever surfaced in our long ...
Page 98
... 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 that only a few people pass ...
... 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 that only a few people pass ...
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