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 31
... skin drenched in musky perfume . The puny little buttons of their withered 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 ...
... skin drenched in musky perfume . The puny little buttons of their withered 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 ...
Page 55
... skin is smooth , without a trace of down or hair . The honey spreads easily . It sticks to the skin . It doesn't dribble the way even the thickest kinds of jam do . Afterward , I lick myself slowly , with the diligence of a 55 SWEET DEATH.
... skin is smooth , without a trace of down or hair . The honey spreads easily . It sticks to the skin . It doesn't dribble the way even the thickest kinds of jam do . Afterward , I lick myself slowly , with the diligence of a 55 SWEET DEATH.
Page 64
... skin , a fragile gleam , the faintest recollection of eyes . The contour of the chin is sinking into the flabbiness of a flushed and volu- minous neck , where lymph glands can be seen just beneath the skin but not grasped with the ...
... skin , a fragile gleam , the faintest recollection of eyes . The contour of the chin is sinking into the flabbiness of a flushed and volu- minous neck , where lymph glands can be seen just beneath the skin but not grasped with the ...
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