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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... discovered after the bath . The door to her room was open , tempting me to spy on some small trace of her private ... discovery . Trying to guess . Don't want to overdo the surprise . Baudelaire , that suits her quite well . Languishing ...
... discovered after the bath . The door to her room was open , tempting me to spy on some small trace of her private ... discovery . Trying to guess . Don't want to overdo the surprise . Baudelaire , that suits her quite well . Languishing ...
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A Novel Claude Tardat. tography section , where I finally discovered the work of Diane Arbus . Such cute little monsters , such pretty pictures of them , all the better to keep their scandalous and ill - proportioned flesh at a safe ...
A Novel Claude Tardat. tography section , where I finally discovered the work of Diane Arbus . Such cute little monsters , such pretty pictures of them , all the better to keep their scandalous and ill - proportioned flesh at a safe ...
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... discovered one morn- ing in the tropical heat . Sunlight was flooding my bedroom , making the bloodstain on the white sheet even more vivid . The air was very sultry , just like it was on the night when the Spaniard came to my bedside ...
... discovered one morn- ing in the tropical heat . Sunlight was flooding my bedroom , making the bloodstain on the white sheet even more vivid . The air was very sultry , just like it was on the night when the Spaniard came to my bedside ...
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