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 33
... ugly . Ugly by default . Dull . Neutral . Neither interest nor boredom lit a gleam in my eyes . What was missing was a smile . " What's the point of putting on lipstick if you can't manage a smile ? " Mama's right . As it happens , I've ...
... ugly . Ugly by default . Dull . Neutral . Neither interest nor boredom lit a gleam in my eyes . What was missing was a smile . " What's the point of putting on lipstick if you can't manage a smile ? " Mama's right . As it happens , I've ...
Page 53
... ugly and misshapen . Rue de l'Ecole - de - Médecine . There's a Viennese pastry shop I didn't know about . The Student took me there . The shop win- dow where the cakes are displayed is raised unusually high off the sidewalk . I passed ...
... ugly and misshapen . Rue de l'Ecole - de - Médecine . There's a Viennese pastry shop I didn't know about . The Student took me there . The shop win- dow where the cakes are displayed is raised unusually high off the sidewalk . I passed ...
Page 104
... ugly and the bizarre ? I wield a power unknown to me , beyond my control , with mysterious consequences . I reassure and I disturb . The beautiful in their beauty . The ugly in their ugliness . I think of him . Often . As of a marvelous ...
... ugly and the bizarre ? I wield a power unknown to me , beyond my control , with mysterious consequences . I reassure and I disturb . The beautiful in their beauty . The ugly in their ugliness . I think of him . Often . As of a marvelous ...
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