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 17
... face if my figure were suddenly to become more like her own , and my face even prettier than hers — why not ? I suspect she really prefers me the way I am , even though I inconvenience her . I might have been her rival , with dreamy ...
... face if my figure were suddenly to become more like her own , and my face even prettier than hers — why not ? I suspect she really prefers me the way I am , even though I inconvenience her . I might have been her rival , with dreamy ...
Page 64
... face up , in the precise spot where I usually open this notebook . Looking down into it , I keep track of the signs of my metamorphosis , so that not a single stage can escape me . The flesh on my face is being dragged down by its own ...
... face up , in the precise spot where I usually open this notebook . Looking down into it , I keep track of the signs of my metamorphosis , so that not a single stage can escape me . The flesh on my face is being dragged down by its own ...
Page 93
... face in her hands , wizened and bowed down with grief , sobbing as she reels from side to side , her feet caught in the crazy tangle of her skirts . A little way off , sitting on a granite slab in an effort to pass unnoticed , the ...
... face in her hands , wizened and bowed down with grief , sobbing as she reels from side to side , her feet caught in the crazy tangle of her skirts . A little way off , sitting on a granite slab in an effort to pass unnoticed , the ...
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