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 59
... cookie wrappers are piling up around the table and bed . Must force myself to get up , tidy the room , go out . My palate's getting impatient , my tongue demands new sensations , fresh pastry . Going downstairs isn't so hard . But ...
... cookie wrappers are piling up around the table and bed . Must force myself to get up , tidy the room , go out . My palate's getting impatient , my tongue demands new sensations , fresh pastry . Going downstairs isn't so hard . But ...
Page 62
... cookies and ginger biscuits . Marks and Spencer have the best ones . Stood for a long time before the feminine curves and décors littered with fruit , distilling the pleasant sensation of ... cookie in the open package , 62 SWEET DEATH.
... cookies and ginger biscuits . Marks and Spencer have the best ones . Stood for a long time before the feminine curves and décors littered with fruit , distilling the pleasant sensation of ... cookie in the open package , 62 SWEET DEATH.
Page 63
... cookie crumbs all over their lambskin boots - ersatz spit , a childish pleasure , but oh , how deeply felt . The ginger flavor excites my taste for blasphemy . Sitting on a bench , an elegant woman in her mid - forties is contemplating ...
... cookie crumbs all over their lambskin boots - ersatz spit , a childish pleasure , but oh , how deeply felt . The ginger flavor excites my taste for blasphemy . Sitting on a bench , an elegant woman in her mid - forties is contemplating ...
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