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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A Novel Claude Tardat. Rome . A cream tart and an almond pastry will be my supper treats tonight . The family apartment . Always deserted whenever I go there . My father's never around . He's off being diplomatic somewhere , probably to ...
A Novel Claude Tardat. Rome . A cream tart and an almond pastry will be my supper treats tonight . The family apartment . Always deserted whenever I go there . My father's never around . He's off being diplomatic somewhere , probably to ...
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... pastry . Going downstairs isn't so hard . But afterward , the agony of climbing seven flights of stairs ! I dream about an elevator . What a mistake , choosing to live in a garret ! Too late to move out now . Despite my fatigue , I ...
... pastry . Going downstairs isn't so hard . But afterward , the agony of climbing seven flights of stairs ! I dream about an elevator . What a mistake , choosing to live in a garret ! Too late to move out now . Despite my fatigue , I ...
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... pastry shops instead of libraries with a clear conscience . All around me , irritability , panic , feverish revisions , note tak- ing , last - minute reading , nails bitten to the quick , dark circles under the eyes , everyone in a funk ...
... pastry shops instead of libraries with a clear conscience . All around me , irritability , panic , feverish revisions , note tak- ing , last - minute reading , nails bitten to the quick , dark circles under the eyes , everyone in a funk ...
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