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 109
... talking to a tall , slender girl standing up in one of the cars , she could not help reflecting on the kind of life he led when she was not there . She watched the jumping , only moving when one of the large hunters edged near her ...
... talking to a tall , slender girl standing up in one of the cars , she could not help reflecting on the kind of life he led when she was not there . She watched the jumping , only moving when one of the large hunters edged near her ...
Page 197
... talking in the night . Of course , she means no harm , but it's not nice when there's no - one in the house . " Miss Parbury spoke in a reasonable , slightly complaining voice , as if explaining why she was behind with her rent . She ...
... talking in the night . Of course , she means no harm , but it's not nice when there's no - one in the house . " Miss Parbury spoke in a reasonable , slightly complaining voice , as if explaining why she was behind with her rent . She ...
Page 201
... talking , as usual , talking and making myself miserable . I'm sure you want to be getting off . Now , have you got your friend's bag ? It wouldn't do to take the wrong one this time ! I'm very obliged to you for bringing it back ...
... talking , as usual , talking and making myself miserable . I'm sure you want to be getting off . Now , have you got your friend's bag ? It wouldn't do to take the wrong one this time ! I'm very obliged to you for bringing it back ...
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