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 21
... taste . A few perfumed colors still linger from those vanished landscapes , along with the lasting impression of being everywhere adrift . As for children my own age , French or native - born , Mama always kept me away from them . All I ...
... taste . A few perfumed colors still linger from those vanished landscapes , along with the lasting impression of being everywhere adrift . As for children my own age , French or native - born , Mama always kept me away from them . All I ...
Page 104
... taste for the ugly and the bizarre ? I wield a power unknown to me , beyond my control , with mysterious consequences . I reassure and I disturb . The beautiful in their beauty . The ugly in their ugliness . I think of him . Often . As ...
... taste for the ugly and the bizarre ? I wield a power unknown to me , beyond my control , with mysterious consequences . I reassure and I disturb . The beautiful in their beauty . The ugly in their ugliness . I think of him . Often . As ...
Page 105
... taste , a flavor of salt or pepper hidden inside an appetizing but deceitful appearance . I don't trust anyone . My room . A chaotic mess of books I never read anymore , cloth- ing that no longer fits , sweets piling up here and there ...
... taste , a flavor of salt or pepper hidden inside an appetizing but deceitful appearance . I don't trust anyone . My room . A chaotic mess of books I never read anymore , cloth- ing that no longer fits , sweets piling up here and there ...
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