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 49
When that happens I ' m driven to sucking on tubes of sweetened condensed milk
. I stick the opening in my mouth and close my eyes , letting the thick syrup slowly
ooze out . Can they hear my slurping noises when I get to the end of the tube ?
When that happens I ' m driven to sucking on tubes of sweetened condensed milk
. I stick the opening in my mouth and close my eyes , letting the thick syrup slowly
ooze out . Can they hear my slurping noises when I get to the end of the tube ?
Page 53
I saw in the mirror in front of us that we formed an unnatural couple , sitting side
by side in the upholstered booth . He didn ' t notice a thing . Or at least he
pretended not to . As for me , I can still see what we looked like . Close my eyes .
I saw in the mirror in front of us that we formed an unnatural couple , sitting side
by side in the upholstered booth . He didn ' t notice a thing . Or at least he
pretended not to . As for me , I can still see what we looked like . Close my eyes .
Page 92
... close eye on her watch , that our time together wouldn ' t last longer than two
hours . What did I care about that festive little world on frozen canals , the
phantasmagoria of Hieronymus Bosch , and the glacial innocence of painted
virgins , all ...
... close eye on her watch , that our time together wouldn ' t last longer than two
hours . What did I care about that festive little world on frozen canals , the
phantasmagoria of Hieronymus Bosch , and the glacial innocence of painted
virgins , all ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Sweet Death: A Novel |
| Author | Claude Tardat |
| Translated by | Linda Coverdale |
| Publisher | Overlook Press, 1987 |
| ISBN | 0879512911, 9780879512910 |
| Length | 130 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General |
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