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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... deserted cor- ridors , the gleaming perspective of polished parquet floors , and the unfathomable abyss of vast mirrors reflecting an infinite succession of rooms . I never tore my schoolgirl's smock during those effervescent hours of ...
... deserted cor- ridors , the gleaming perspective of polished parquet floors , and the unfathomable abyss of vast mirrors reflecting an infinite succession of rooms . I never tore my schoolgirl's smock during those effervescent hours of ...
Page 41
... I couldn't concentrate anymore . The suites of rooms were too vast , the gardens too sad to be so beautiful and so deserted . I needed to see a living soul . My nose was extremely sensitive to Mama's various eaux de 41 Lull. ...
... I couldn't concentrate anymore . The suites of rooms were too vast , the gardens too sad to be so beautiful and so deserted . I needed to see a living soul . My nose was extremely sensitive to Mama's various eaux de 41 Lull. ...
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... deserted corridor on the third floor , where the sound of violins in the orchestra died away in faint mewing . The subdued murmur of worldly conversations barely reached me from the depths of flowered paths and illuminated terraces . I ...
... deserted corridor on the third floor , where the sound of violins in the orchestra died away in faint mewing . The subdued murmur of worldly conversations barely reached me from the depths of flowered paths and illuminated terraces . I ...
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