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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... ladies come here to sip a very thick , very bitter chocolate served in the grand eighteenth - century tradi- tion . This cocoa liqueur is undrinkable without the addition of sugar . The quantities I've spooned into my cup ! A delightful ...
... ladies come here to sip a very thick , very bitter chocolate served in the grand eighteenth - century tradi- tion . This cocoa liqueur is undrinkable without the addition of sugar . The quantities I've spooned into my cup ! A delightful ...
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... Ladies , this allows you to bring a note of fantasy to your desserts : squiggly drawings , stucco reliefs , pompadour curls , Himalayan snows , or gothic letters . The anonymous housewife elevated to the dignified sta- tus of artist ...
... Ladies , this allows you to bring a note of fantasy to your desserts : squiggly drawings , stucco reliefs , pompadour curls , Himalayan snows , or gothic letters . The anonymous housewife elevated to the dignified sta- tus of artist ...
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... ladies who flaunt their ample figures shamelessly and devote themselves to the joy of pastries . Sharing in their happy concupiscence , but lu- cidly , I myself am as old as their wrinkles and their stomachs plagued with miasmal ...
... ladies who flaunt their ample figures shamelessly and devote themselves to the joy of pastries . Sharing in their happy concupiscence , but lu- cidly , I myself am as old as their wrinkles and their stomachs plagued with miasmal ...
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