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 34
... completely into my own generation . Boys - my brothers - didn't surprise me one bit . Sitting next to them in the lecture halls , I see them prefiguring the world of consular evening parties . Hesitating between seriousness and an ...
... completely into my own generation . Boys - my brothers - didn't surprise me one bit . Sitting next to them in the lecture halls , I see them prefiguring the world of consular evening parties . Hesitating between seriousness and an ...
Page 97
... completely covered by my vast twin pillows . I'll never know precisely how well stacked I am . There's a permanent incitement to consume sugar in this coun- try ; the tiniest cup of coffee or tea is served with a cookie , a chocolate ...
... completely covered by my vast twin pillows . I'll never know precisely how well stacked I am . There's a permanent incitement to consume sugar in this coun- try ; the tiniest cup of coffee or tea is served with a cookie , a chocolate ...
Page 106
... completely absorbed in their match : no referee , no holds barred . I hate their screams , all screams , everything that shrieks and struggles and fights , everything that pierces me to the heart , stabs at my memory and makes it bleed ...
... completely absorbed in their match : no referee , no holds barred . I hate their screams , all screams , everything that shrieks and struggles and fights , everything that pierces me to the heart , stabs at my memory and makes it bleed ...
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