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 79
... arm's length , waving me over his head like a trophy . He laughed heartily and kept looking at my mother . But Mama ... arms and carried me back to my room , my head buried in her low - cut neckline . I could hear the stormy pounding of ...
... arm's length , waving me over his head like a trophy . He laughed heartily and kept looking at my mother . But Mama ... arms and carried me back to my room , my head buried in her low - cut neckline . I could hear the stormy pounding of ...
Page 89
... arms and legs . Insomnia forces me to confront the present . What is the Student doing at this late hour of the night ? I didn't tell him I was leaving . Will he be worried about my absence ? Because I do intend to take my time in ...
... arms and legs . Insomnia forces me to confront the present . What is the Student doing at this late hour of the night ? I didn't tell him I was leaving . Will he be worried about my absence ? Because I do intend to take my time in ...
Page 98
... arm in arm , gazing ecstatically up at the baroque elegance of the public square , glittering sumptuously in a flood of sunlight . The photographer is working so hard at it that only a few people pass up a chance to be immortalized on ...
... arm in arm , gazing ecstatically up at the baroque elegance of the public square , glittering sumptuously in a flood of sunlight . The photographer is working so hard at it that only a few people pass up a chance to be immortalized on ...
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