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 59
All clear , crisis over . I thought it was the end . But no . I ' m getting around more
easily . Have the impression of floating , a mental rather than a physical
sensation . I dream of intermingling with water . Is that why I have more and more
cravings ...
All clear , crisis over . I thought it was the end . But no . I ' m getting around more
easily . Have the impression of floating , a mental rather than a physical
sensation . I dream of intermingling with water . Is that why I have more and more
cravings ...
Page 75
I had worked out my plan for a slow death so carefully , I ' d thought of everything .
. . except the unthinkable , the unexpected , the intrusion of a stranger who would
become intrigued by my project and try to dissuade me from it . " You don ' t ...
I had worked out my plan for a slow death so carefully , I ' d thought of everything .
. . except the unthinkable , the unexpected , the intrusion of a stranger who would
become intrigued by my project and try to dissuade me from it . " You don ' t ...
Page 79
I thought he ' d never put me down , that I ' d be suspended forever between
heaven and earth , the center of attention and laughing - stock of all those adults
applauding goodnaturedly , won over by his euphoria . Then Mama shouted ...
I thought he ' d never put me down , that I ' d be suspended forever between
heaven and earth , the center of attention and laughing - stock of all those adults
applauding goodnaturedly , won over by his euphoria . Then Mama shouted ...
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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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