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 17
... rest : stifled laughter , the yelping of dogs happy to be reunited with their master . I haven't seen any of the other tenants the whole time I've been living here . We're all in the same boat , spying on each other so we can avoid each ...
... rest : stifled laughter , the yelping of dogs happy to be reunited with their master . I haven't seen any of the other tenants the whole time I've been living here . We're all in the same boat , spying on each other so we can avoid each ...
Page 21
... rest to myself . The events that stand out as milestones in my brief existence hardly coincide with the surprising picture I present , that of a second - rate sideshow freak . My seeming immobility and unshiftable weight lead everyone ...
... rest to myself . The events that stand out as milestones in my brief existence hardly coincide with the surprising picture I present , that of a second - rate sideshow freak . My seeming immobility and unshiftable weight lead everyone ...
Page 89
... rest of simian , corpulent humanity . Tomorrow , with- out any glory , I shall be a credit to the ugliness of this world . On the train . The pen shakes from the lurching of the car . Impossible to recapture the silken glide of ink onto ...
... rest of simian , corpulent humanity . Tomorrow , with- out any glory , I shall be a credit to the ugliness of this world . On the train . The pen shakes from the lurching of the car . Impossible to recapture the silken glide of ink onto ...
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