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 85
... sugar to the end ! My peers are a rare breed . Only one elderly lady encountered at La Gourmandise has been equal to understanding me , and has shared her favorite addresses . Despite being hopelessly thin , she's a real sugar fanatic ...
... sugar to the end ! My peers are a rare breed . Only one elderly lady encountered at La Gourmandise has been equal to understanding me , and has shared her favorite addresses . Despite being hopelessly thin , she's a real sugar fanatic ...
Page 95
... sugar . Me , I'm ahead of schedule , I'm skipping years of fuss , the little game of seduction at the age of twenty , the mirage of love , the bitterness of broken dreams . I've already had a bellyful of the fundamental insipidity of ...
... sugar . Me , I'm ahead of schedule , I'm skipping years of fuss , the little game of seduction at the age of twenty , the mirage of love , the bitterness of broken dreams . I've already had a bellyful of the fundamental insipidity of ...
Page 130
... sugar . They say it makes dogs blind . Death must be sweet , like sugar . The ribbon of my amulet , which has been strangling me for days now , finally broke tonight . When she slipped this strange charm smelling of clove and eucalyptus ...
... sugar . They say it makes dogs blind . Death must be sweet , like sugar . The ribbon of my amulet , which has been strangling me for days now , finally broke tonight . When she slipped this strange charm smelling of clove and eucalyptus ...
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