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 53
... legs really felt every step of the way . My clogged - up heart is beating wildly . For the first time , climbing seven flights of stairs seemed an almost insurmountable chal- lenge . I collapsed on the bed ; my legs felt like cement ...
... legs really felt every step of the way . My clogged - up heart is beating wildly . For the first time , climbing seven flights of stairs seemed an almost insurmountable chal- lenge . I collapsed on the bed ; my legs felt like cement ...
Page 109
... legs grew heavier and heavier , so they quickly caught up with me . They threw me down on the beach and split open my belly with one thrust of a sharp harpoon . My sugary entrails writhed on the sand , a sallow , labyrinthine mass . No ...
... legs grew heavier and heavier , so they quickly caught up with me . They threw me down on the beach and split open my belly with one thrust of a sharp harpoon . My sugary entrails writhed on the sand , a sallow , labyrinthine mass . No ...
Page 112
... legs feel like rubber . He , there , at my door . The grain of sand fate has blown into the well - oiled works of my tran- quility . An event . Have him come in . Keep him out . And the wedding cake to be delivered before his very eyes ...
... legs feel like rubber . He , there , at my door . The grain of sand fate has blown into the well - oiled works of my tran- quility . An event . Have him come in . Keep him out . And the wedding cake to be delivered before his very eyes ...
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