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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In the half - light of the almost empty theater , my chocolate Kim Cone dribbled
down my neck onto my skirt in thick , devastating streams . The stifling heat kept
me from catching the creamy debris before it stained my clothes with dark ,
gummy ...
In the half - light of the almost empty theater , my chocolate Kim Cone dribbled
down my neck onto my skirt in thick , devastating streams . The stifling heat kept
me from catching the creamy debris before it stained my clothes with dark ,
gummy ...
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Attended by their chihuahuas and clipped poodles , heavily powdered old ladies
come here to sip a very thick , very bitter chocolate served in the grand
eighteenth - century tradition . This cocoa liqueur is undrinkable without the
addition of ...
Attended by their chihuahuas and clipped poodles , heavily powdered old ladies
come here to sip a very thick , very bitter chocolate served in the grand
eighteenth - century tradition . This cocoa liqueur is undrinkable without the
addition of ...
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For the return trip : a supply of white chocolate . A long licorice whip like the ones
children chew on after school . A few packages of shortbread . In Paris , there are
those occasional lengthy conversations with the Student . Here , I ' m losing my ...
For the return trip : a supply of white chocolate . A long licorice whip like the ones
children chew on after school . A few packages of shortbread . In Paris , there are
those occasional lengthy conversations with the Student . Here , I ' m losing my ...
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