A Girl in WinterA Girl in Winter is the moving and enigmatic story of Katherine LInd, a European woman in wartime England. The vicious winter weather has paralyzed the countryside; the emotions of Katherine are frozen as well, as fear and loneliness increase her sense of isolation. By splicing the story of Katherine's sunlit 16th summer in between the halves of a single winter day on which the suitor of her youth returns to her present life, Larkin illuminates the process by which we learn to decipher and accommodate the longings of the heart. |
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Page 96
... Jane . " Although I don't think we are in any guide - books . " " Jane's favourite literature , " Robin retorted ... Jane's voice took on a curious , younger - sister note of defiance . " All you care about is the birthrate and the ...
... Jane . " Although I don't think we are in any guide - books . " " Jane's favourite literature , " Robin retorted ... Jane's voice took on a curious , younger - sister note of defiance . " All you care about is the birthrate and the ...
Page 144
... Jane , with a hint of sarcasm . " I accept your apology . " Having brought herself to apologize , Katherine was irritated by Jane's bland refusal to accept it . In spite of herself , she said : " You behave like Robin , " which was an ...
... Jane , with a hint of sarcasm . " I accept your apology . " Having brought herself to apologize , Katherine was irritated by Jane's bland refusal to accept it . In spite of herself , she said : " You behave like Robin , " which was an ...
Page 155
... Jane , laughing too . 7 And here matters came to a halt , no longer puzzling , no longer leading on her imagination ... Jane's anger mentioned : the three ' of them went about together as before , though Robin still insisted in talking ...
... Jane , laughing too . 7 And here matters came to a halt , no longer puzzling , no longer leading on her imagination ... Jane's anger mentioned : the three ' of them went about together as before , though Robin still insisted in talking ...
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