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 47
... watch them run screaming from the flood of my escaping entrails , into which I'd toss the satin ballet slippers Mama bought me so I could learn the art of pliés and entrechats . The inevitable candy - pink tutu would stand up all by ...
... watch them run screaming from the flood of my escaping entrails , into which I'd toss the satin ballet slippers Mama bought me so I could learn the art of pliés and entrechats . The inevitable candy - pink tutu would stand up all by ...
Page 65
... watch myself getting fatter , I watch myself writing , my head above the mirror , one cheek pressed against the table . Seen upside - down , the pen nib is a tiny beetle held prisoner by my huge fingers , and yet it's agile , proceeding ...
... watch myself getting fatter , I watch myself writing , my head above the mirror , one cheek pressed against the table . Seen upside - down , the pen nib is a tiny beetle held prisoner by my huge fingers , and yet it's agile , proceeding ...
Page 98
... watch his game and the tourists ' reactions . He's interested in his profit , cranking out photos without noticing their subjects , but his customers are eager to see what's in that humid rectangle of fresh memory he holds out to them ...
... watch his game and the tourists ' reactions . He's interested in his profit , cranking out photos without noticing their subjects , but his customers are eager to see what's in that humid rectangle of fresh memory he holds out to them ...
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