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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Page 93
... window . Holding the pieces of pillowcase , June advanced slowly on Rita . As she advanced , she smiled in what she hoped was a reassuring manner . ' What's that noise ? ' " That's a friend , come to collect me . ' ' Why ? ' ' I'm doing ...
... window . Holding the pieces of pillowcase , June advanced slowly on Rita . As she advanced , she smiled in what she hoped was a reassuring manner . ' What's that noise ? ' " That's a friend , come to collect me . ' ' Why ? ' ' I'm doing ...
Page 165
... window , climbing in , unscrewing the locks , and then see the rest of the crowd bursting in again past that corrugated barricade some capitalist pig of a landlord has put there , it'd be great for the film and Brucie would be happy ...
... window , climbing in , unscrewing the locks , and then see the rest of the crowd bursting in again past that corrugated barricade some capitalist pig of a landlord has put there , it'd be great for the film and Brucie would be happy ...
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... window to stand by it , gasping into the cold night air like a wizened goldfish , and clinging to the iron window to hold himself upright . No one moved to help him . The old irregular was dying ; Walter was sure of it . The other ...
... window to stand by it , gasping into the cold night air like a wizened goldfish , and clinging to the iron window to hold himself upright . No one moved to help him . The old irregular was dying ; Walter was sure of it . The other ...
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