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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Thanks to a scene set in the open desert under the almost white light of an
implacable sun , I was able to measure the extent of the damage to my skirt . And
then I was pleased to think of the striking picture I would present to people out in
...
Thanks to a scene set in the open desert under the almost white light of an
implacable sun , I was able to measure the extent of the damage to my skirt . And
then I was pleased to think of the striking picture I would present to people out in
...
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And even if some overwhelming reason forced her to come here , I ' d recognize
her knock on the door among a thousand , that light tap so she won ' t chip her
fingernail polish . Given the pervasive disorder in here , it would take me only a ...
And even if some overwhelming reason forced her to come here , I ' d recognize
her knock on the door among a thousand , that light tap so she won ' t chip her
fingernail polish . Given the pervasive disorder in here , it would take me only a ...
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Those interminable afternoons . Mama would leave me alone with the subject for
my composition . As long as she was still there , as long as I could hear her
humming as she got ready to go out , I couldn ' t concentrate . Her light , silky step
.
Those interminable afternoons . Mama would leave me alone with the subject for
my composition . As long as she was still there , as long as I could hear her
humming as she got ready to go out , I couldn ' t concentrate . Her light , silky step
.
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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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