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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My palate didn ' t have to put up with those hot , peppery flavors it ' s not used to
anymore . And the fitting session was canceled because of anticipated weight
loss . After I left , I rushed to a pastry shop and ravenously devoured an enormous
...
My palate didn ' t have to put up with those hot , peppery flavors it ' s not used to
anymore . And the fitting session was canceled because of anticipated weight
loss . After I left , I rushed to a pastry shop and ravenously devoured an enormous
...
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... with a cookie , a chocolate . Sometimes there ' s a choice of sugars : granulated
cane , brown , and rock candy . So many unforgettable dainty touches .
Baudelaire was an ingrate . The thrill of excess . Visited twelve pastry shops
today .
... with a cookie , a chocolate . Sometimes there ' s a choice of sugars : granulated
cane , brown , and rock candy . So many unforgettable dainty touches .
Baudelaire was an ingrate . The thrill of excess . Visited twelve pastry shops
today .
Page 99
... green plants . I ' m quite comfortable sitting on a banquette of moleskin , where
my buttocks are perspiring discreetly . The room is bathed in a hot , almost
compact odor of yeast , liqueur , and brioche . The pastry chef here is quite
talented .
... green plants . I ' m quite comfortable sitting on a banquette of moleskin , where
my buttocks are perspiring discreetly . The room is bathed in a hot , almost
compact odor of yeast , liqueur , and brioche . The pastry chef here is quite
talented .
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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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