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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... trying hard not to spill any water , which is becoming something of a problem since I'm growing clumsy as well as fat . Shower - baths stinking of chlorine vapors eat the taste of sugar right out of my mouth . Harsh lighting . Stuck in ...
... trying hard not to spill any water , which is becoming something of a problem since I'm growing clumsy as well as fat . Shower - baths stinking of chlorine vapors eat the taste of sugar right out of my mouth . Harsh lighting . Stuck in ...
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... trying to prove ? " I asked him . " I don't need a mirror . I look at myself quite enough . In fact , that's my main occupation . I know who I am , what I look like , and the effect I produce . It's all planned , calculated , willed ...
... trying to prove ? " I asked him . " I don't need a mirror . I look at myself quite enough . In fact , that's my main occupation . I know who I am , what I look like , and the effect I produce . It's all planned , calculated , willed ...
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... tried to escape one's species , the more one suffers at being forced to rejoin it . Here I am , back in the order of mollusks , the one to which I have always belonged and above which I tried to raise myself , venturing out onto the ...
... tried to escape one's species , the more one suffers at being forced to rejoin it . Here I am , back in the order of mollusks , the one to which I have always belonged and above which I tried to raise myself , venturing out onto the ...
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