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 63
... difficulty through the visitors clustered around each painting . Women step out of my way , ladies from the nearby fashionable neighborhoods , idle women temporarily between lovers , habituées of jewelry shops and expensive tearooms ...
... difficulty through the visitors clustered around each painting . Women step out of my way , ladies from the nearby fashionable neighborhoods , idle women temporarily between lovers , habituées of jewelry shops and expensive tearooms ...
Page 120
... Difficulties writ- ing . Empty jam jars are piling up everywhere . Constant burning sensation in my stomach . I keep belching a sweetish gas . I'm chewing on my fingers . Suggested recipe for authors who wish to add weight to their ...
... Difficulties writ- ing . Empty jam jars are piling up everywhere . Constant burning sensation in my stomach . I keep belching a sweetish gas . I'm chewing on my fingers . Suggested recipe for authors who wish to add weight to their ...
Page 121
... difficulty breathing . Is this the end ? I'm fascinated by myself . I observe the spreading fat and suf- fering with the lucidity , detachment , and clinical interest 121 Painful twinges in my ribs, more and more of ...
... difficulty breathing . Is this the end ? I'm fascinated by myself . I observe the spreading fat and suf- fering with the lucidity , detachment , and clinical interest 121 Painful twinges in my ribs, more and more of ...
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