Winter Doves: A Love StoryTogether, Walter and June, a bitter, attractive, and corrosively articulate short-stay patient recovering from a suicide attempt, escape from the mental hospital and strike out on their own. |
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... pull it free from the numbing effects of Valium and anti - depressants , and had spoken slowly , hearing her words slur . ' I'm angry with myself , and the anger really fear ? ' The shrink had nodded , pleased that she had it right . It ...
... pull it free from the numbing effects of Valium and anti - depressants , and had spoken slowly , hearing her words slur . ' I'm angry with myself , and the anger really fear ? ' The shrink had nodded , pleased that she had it right . It ...
Page 127
... warmth of his cab to pull the body of a counted head to its feet ? Would he order it into the back of the van ? Would he tell it to move on ? If he did , where would it go ? No. Not tonight . Not on such a cold night 127.
... warmth of his cab to pull the body of a counted head to its feet ? Would he order it into the back of the van ? Would he tell it to move on ? If he did , where would it go ? No. Not tonight . Not on such a cold night 127.
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... pull them down and rebuild . Speculators waiting for the next property boom . It's also full of people with no place to live , of course . ' ' Who owns the flats you're in ? ' ' Some fuddy - duddy trust handles them . They're part of ...
... pull them down and rebuild . Speculators waiting for the next property boom . It's also full of people with no place to live , of course . ' ' Who owns the flats you're in ? ' ' Some fuddy - duddy trust handles them . They're part of ...
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