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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... thing about their local customs . Of all those exotic sweets , I remember only my uncontrollable revulsion and the cakes I refused to taste . A few perfumed colors still linger from those vanished landscapes , along with the lasting ...
... thing about their local customs . Of all those exotic sweets , I remember only my uncontrollable revulsion and the cakes I refused to taste . A few perfumed colors still linger from those vanished landscapes , along with the lasting ...
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... thing at the table , though , she could see that for herself . When coffee was served , she slipped me the card of a ... things people might say . They're going away for a year . As for me 22 SWEET DEATH.
... thing at the table , though , she could see that for herself . When coffee was served , she slipped me the card of a ... things people might say . They're going away for a year . As for me 22 SWEET DEATH.
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... thing : what I discovered after the bath . The door to her room was open , tempting me to spy on some small trace of her private life caught unawares , a piece of jewelry left outside its case , her handbag lying open , an undergarment ...
... thing : what I discovered after the bath . The door to her room was open , tempting me to spy on some small trace of her private life caught unawares , a piece of jewelry left outside its case , her handbag lying open , an undergarment ...
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