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 82
... Spaniard , and terrible violence . I ran far away so I wouldn't know any more of what had just happened under the arbor . Even today , a black hole in my memory . The Moslem cemetery sloped all the way down to the sea . Some children ...
... Spaniard , and terrible violence . I ran far away so I wouldn't know any more of what had just happened under the arbor . Even today , a black hole in my memory . The Moslem cemetery sloped all the way down to the sea . Some children ...
Page 107
... Spaniard full - face . I'm not afraid of him at all this time , because there's something sad about him , something ... Spaniard's sobbing . Pus oozed from my boil . Afterward , I believe , the night was mild . Whiteheads are appearing ...
... Spaniard full - face . I'm not afraid of him at all this time , because there's something sad about him , something ... Spaniard's sobbing . Pus oozed from my boil . Afterward , I believe , the night was mild . Whiteheads are appearing ...
Page 108
... Spaniard tiptoed into my bedroom . Nothing could have seemed more reasonable to me than his presence at my side ... Spaniard's . A beautiful inky black . A black the color of scorpions . And 108 SWEET DEATH.
... Spaniard tiptoed into my bedroom . Nothing could have seemed more reasonable to me than his presence at my side ... Spaniard's . A beautiful inky black . A black the color of scorpions . And 108 SWEET DEATH.
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