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 38
... scorpion with its tail curled up . Sometimes I stare at it for so long that it becomes a tiny bright point no bigger than a pinhead . My eyes grow dim with stinging tears . Then I get a splitting headache , a really bad migraine . I'm ...
... scorpion with its tail curled up . Sometimes I stare at it for so long that it becomes a tiny bright point no bigger than a pinhead . My eyes grow dim with stinging tears . Then I get a splitting headache , a really bad migraine . I'm ...
Page 72
... scorpion who's napping a few words away from you in the dictionary , you scarab , but you can't , coprophagous insect , you're unable to feed me sunny stories about the joys of life , unable to tell me I ought to stop , to give up sugar ...
... scorpion who's napping a few words away from you in the dictionary , you scarab , but you can't , coprophagous insect , you're unable to feed me sunny stories about the joys of life , unable to tell me I ought to stop , to give up sugar ...
Page 121
... scorpion tracks . More and more difficulty breathing . Is this the end ? I'm fascinated by myself . I observe the spreading fat and suf- fering with the lucidity , detachment , and clinical interest 121 Painful twinges in my ribs, more ...
... scorpion tracks . More and more difficulty breathing . Is this the end ? I'm fascinated by myself . I observe the spreading fat and suf- fering with the lucidity , detachment , and clinical interest 121 Painful twinges in my ribs, more ...
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