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 27
... honey and caramel custard are in my thoughts and what ink I use to butter them up . I'll invite him to La Gourmandise . He'll drink coffee and smoke strong - smelling cigarettes of blond tobacco . The nauseating spectacle of my greedy ...
... honey and caramel custard are in my thoughts and what ink I use to butter them up . I'll invite him to La Gourmandise . He'll drink coffee and smoke strong - smelling cigarettes of blond tobacco . The nauseating spectacle of my greedy ...
Page 55
... honey for three days now . I'm trying out all sorts of different kinds . I write them down , classify them , move on by a process of elimination . Manuka honey from Aus- tralia is the most exquisite of them all . I smear my left hand ...
... honey for three days now . I'm trying out all sorts of different kinds . I write them down , classify them , move on by a process of elimination . Manuka honey from Aus- tralia is the most exquisite of them all . I smear my left hand ...
Page 59
... honey and melted butter I tucked away there . A glorious feed , and I paid for it with alarming dizzy spells coming back on the métro . I know what lies ahead of me from now on . All clear , crisis over . I thought it was the end . But ...
... honey and melted butter I tucked away there . A glorious feed , and I paid for it with alarming dizzy spells coming back on the métro . I know what lies ahead of me from now on . All clear , crisis over . I thought it was the end . But ...
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