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 110
... door . He must be reading the names . He's coming closer . That's it , he's knocking here . Fate pounding at the door . It's fate's job to intervene just when the protagonists least expect it . And that's what makes it so attractive ...
... door . He must be reading the names . He's coming closer . That's it , he's knocking here . Fate pounding at the door . It's fate's job to intervene just when the protagonists least expect it . And that's what makes it so attractive ...
Page 111
... the reader and wedding guests expect to hear the ritual and inevitable " yes , ” a man's voice is raised in the back of the church , declaring that the marriage between Jane Eyre and III When I open the door and see the Student instead ...
... the reader and wedding guests expect to hear the ritual and inevitable " yes , ” a man's voice is raised in the back of the church , declaring that the marriage between Jane Eyre and III When I open the door and see the Student instead ...
Page 125
... door ? He doesn't belong in this grotesque lair , handsome as he is , the negation of what I am . He belongs to the carefree world of perfumed bowers , tennis courts , music . He knows how to smile . Well , let him love life and make ...
... door ? He doesn't belong in this grotesque lair , handsome as he is , the negation of what I am . He belongs to the carefree world of perfumed bowers , tennis courts , music . He knows how to smile . Well , let him love life and make ...
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