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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... breasts , and the breasts to each other . The fingers indistin- guishable in the shapeless mass of my swollen hands . To hang on until I overflow myself . At the moment , I don't horrify myself enough , not yet . But I'm forgetting the ...
... breasts , and the breasts to each other . The fingers indistin- guishable in the shapeless mass of my swollen hands . To hang on until I overflow myself . At the moment , I don't horrify myself enough , not yet . But I'm forgetting the ...
Page 31
... breasts would stick up under tiny triangles of satiny material purchased at enormous expense from a fashion- able shop on Rue Saint - Honoré . They'd strike seductive poses on a close - cropped lawn as smooth as their shaved armpits ...
... breasts would stick up under tiny triangles of satiny material purchased at enormous expense from a fashion- able shop on Rue Saint - Honoré . They'd strike seductive poses on a close - cropped lawn as smooth as their shaved armpits ...
Page 126
... breasts , drinking sugar from my milk ducts . The Student . Will he come by again ? I chose sugar with its slow sweetness , its little sips of pleasure . I was playing tea - party with death . As this night wears on to its end , I feel ...
... breasts , drinking sugar from my milk ducts . The Student . Will he come by again ? I chose sugar with its slow sweetness , its little sips of pleasure . I was playing tea - party with death . As this night wears on to its end , I feel ...
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