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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... talking to me , questioning me . A professor clad in the shining armor of dissertations and footnotes publicly unveils ... talk to . And very early on , I discovered the great deceitfulness of speech . The sincerity of the written word ...
... talking to me , questioning me . A professor clad in the shining armor of dissertations and footnotes publicly unveils ... talk to . And very early on , I discovered the great deceitfulness of speech . The sincerity of the written word ...
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... talk , dance , smile ? Must I become that languid and cooing young woman leaning up against a man beneath my bedroom window , while Mama plays a waltz on the drawing - room piano as the guests , sleepy with heat and alcohol , hum along ...
... talk , dance , smile ? Must I become that languid and cooing young woman leaning up against a man beneath my bedroom window , while Mama plays a waltz on the drawing - room piano as the guests , sleepy with heat and alcohol , hum along ...
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... talk to him about books for hours , if he wants , but eating comes first , eating as long as it's possible to talk , to eat , never satisfied , never full enough . Sudden twist of the knife : " Why are you hiding ? " he asks me ...
... talk to him about books for hours , if he wants , but eating comes first , eating as long as it's possible to talk , to eat , never satisfied , never full enough . Sudden twist of the knife : " Why are you hiding ? " he asks me ...
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