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 30
When I awoke , there on the night table I would find little packages tied with
curling ribbons , their tendrils glued down under the golden seal of a famous
confectioner . Petits fours , fine chocolates , candies with soft centersthe contents
were ...
When I awoke , there on the night table I would find little packages tied with
curling ribbons , their tendrils glued down under the golden seal of a famous
confectioner . Petits fours , fine chocolates , candies with soft centersthe contents
were ...
Page 37
When I awoke this morning , the caramel I ' d tucked into a corner of my mouth for
the night still hadn ' t melted completely away . It makes my tongue feel a bit fuzzy
. There ' s nothing like encountering the taste of sugar just as one ' s opening ...
When I awoke this morning , the caramel I ' d tucked into a corner of my mouth for
the night still hadn ' t melted completely away . It makes my tongue feel a bit fuzzy
. There ' s nothing like encountering the taste of sugar just as one ' s opening ...
Page 43
Sleepless night . Nothing to eat . I exhausted all my supplies before midnight , not
having anticipated a bout of tenacious insomnia . A few traces of jam have
hardened inside an empty jar . I scrape them up with a fingertip , which I suck for
a ...
Sleepless night . Nothing to eat . I exhausted all my supplies before midnight , not
having anticipated a bout of tenacious insomnia . A few traces of jam have
hardened inside an empty jar . I scrape them up with a fingertip , which I suck for
a ...
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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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