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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... weight in the balance . I brought it off . Great excuse for passing up that disgustingly spicy tropical cuisine she has the cook prepare for us each time I come . Even though she always found ways to criticize everything wherever we ...
... weight in the balance . I brought it off . Great excuse for passing up that disgustingly spicy tropical cuisine she has the cook prepare for us each time I come . Even though she always found ways to criticize everything wherever we ...
Page 21
... weight lead everyone to suppose that mine is a sedentary life . So who would believe my still - recent peregrinations as a diplomat's daughter ? Don't they already suspect some kind of imposture behind my literary gifts , my aesthetic ...
... weight lead everyone to suppose that mine is a sedentary life . So who would believe my still - recent peregrinations as a diplomat's daughter ? Don't they already suspect some kind of imposture behind my literary gifts , my aesthetic ...
Page 118
... weight of my buttocks . Each time I climb a flight of stairs , a little bit of life slips away from me . With great difficulty , I pushed the table I use as a desk against my bed , and I carried several cartons of now useless books down ...
... weight of my buttocks . Each time I climb a flight of stairs , a little bit of life slips away from me . With great difficulty , I pushed the table I use as a desk against my bed , and I carried several cartons of now useless books down ...
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