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 19
... on the bed , holding the can up in the air , perfectly straight , my finger slowly
pressing the pleasure switch , I watched the long snake of vanilla foam surge out
of the plastic nozzle and disappear into the moist depths of my gaping mouth .
... on the bed , holding the can up in the air , perfectly straight , my finger slowly
pressing the pleasure switch , I watched the long snake of vanilla foam surge out
of the plastic nozzle and disappear into the moist depths of my gaping mouth .
Page 55
Deep in my mouth , the excited saliva withdraws into more secret regions .
Suddenly my hand snatches its sugary prey from the plate . And it ' s gobbled up
in no time . The Beast gets her back up whenever someone draws near . In her
beastly ...
Deep in my mouth , the excited saliva withdraws into more secret regions .
Suddenly my hand snatches its sugary prey from the plate . And it ' s gobbled up
in no time . The Beast gets her back up whenever someone draws near . In her
beastly ...
Page 73
Taking long pulls of grenadine , straight from the bottle . Pure syrup . Plunging a
straw into liquid rubies , like blood rushing to my mouth . Endless suckling . My
lips keep their hold on the translucid straw until the last drop of the delicious drink
.
Taking long pulls of grenadine , straight from the bottle . Pure syrup . Plunging a
straw into liquid rubies , like blood rushing to my mouth . Endless suckling . My
lips keep their hold on the translucid straw until the last drop of the delicious drink
.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Sweet Death: A Novel |
| Author | Claude Tardat |
| Translated by | Linda Coverdale |
| Publisher | Overlook Press, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2011 |
| ISBN | 0879512911, 9780879512910 |
| Length | 130 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General |
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