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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... voice , who says what anyone at all might say , banalities that betray nothing , after all one has to keep the conversation going , revolting pap , making mincemeat of the Russian writers and the great Russian soul . I couldn't care ...
... voice , who says what anyone at all might say , banalities that betray nothing , after all one has to keep the conversation going , revolting pap , making mincemeat of the Russian writers and the great Russian soul . I couldn't care ...
Page 83
... voice . Listening only to the mechanism of the ruminating body . Respiratory hissing . Suction . Deglutition . Borborygm . Hiccups . Eructation . Candy apple , lacquered red , sheer delight . Wonderful greasy doughnuts rolled in sugar ...
... voice . Listening only to the mechanism of the ruminating body . Respiratory hissing . Suction . Deglutition . Borborygm . Hiccups . Eructation . Candy apple , lacquered red , sheer delight . Wonderful greasy doughnuts rolled in sugar ...
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... wedding guests expect to hear the ritual and inevitable " yes , ” a man's voice is raised in the back of the church , declaring that the marriage between Jane Eyre and III When I open the door and see the Student instead ...
... wedding guests expect to hear the ritual and inevitable " yes , ” a man's voice is raised in the back of the church , declaring that the marriage between Jane Eyre and III When I open the door and see the Student instead ...
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