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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A Novel Claude Tardat. rudimentary femininity swathed in cellulite . Seen , the obese little monster feeding its one hundred and seventy - six pounds . Seen , the stubborn girl who stopped growing at just under five feet tall so as not ...
A Novel Claude Tardat. rudimentary femininity swathed in cellulite . Seen , the obese little monster feeding its one hundred and seventy - six pounds . Seen , the stubborn girl who stopped growing at just under five feet tall so as not ...
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... cellulite I use as shield and armor against the world . I'm much too used to my own solitary company to risk disturbing my silent tranquility . He wants to read my papers , all my compositions , every last page , he wants to know my ...
... cellulite I use as shield and armor against the world . I'm much too used to my own solitary company to risk disturbing my silent tranquility . He wants to read my papers , all my compositions , every last page , he wants to know my ...
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... cellulite that had to be rubbed away with a friction glove . No more of those tortures . They dig right in , as much as they can eat , they're finished with frustrations , satisfied with things as they are , happy at last to be spending ...
... cellulite that had to be rubbed away with a friction glove . No more of those tortures . They dig right in , as much as they can eat , they're finished with frustrations , satisfied with things as they are , happy at last to be spending ...
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