Sweet Death: A NovelOverlook Press, 1987 - 130 pages Told 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 33
... . As it happens , I've never liked wearing lip- stick . Smiling : too much effort for me . I was a perfect waxwork . Then along came the sweets . In small amounts , at first . A stick of chewing gum , a jellybean , a praline 33 SWEET DEATH.
... . As it happens , I've never liked wearing lip- stick . Smiling : too much effort for me . I was a perfect waxwork . Then along came the sweets . In small amounts , at first . A stick of chewing gum , a jellybean , a praline 33 SWEET DEATH.
Page 75
... first one to step out of bounds , indirectly , when he had started imitating me ? 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 stran ...
... first one to step out of bounds , indirectly , when he had started imitating me ? 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 stran ...
Page 80
... my bedside table . The first ones were quite pretty : large glossy dates with a filling of bright pink and pistachio- green marzipan . But I never tasted any of them . How long have I been sitting at my table ? 80 SWEET DEATH.
... my bedside table . The first ones were quite pretty : large glossy dates with a filling of bright pink and pistachio- green marzipan . But I never tasted any of them . How long have I been sitting at my table ? 80 SWEET DEATH.
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