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 55
... I've quite lost touch with them now . " " Who were they ? " " People I worked with . " Miss Green was silent . " Pardon me asking , but how long have you been in England ? " " Nearly two years now . " " You speak it awfully well ...
... I've quite lost touch with them now . " " Who were they ? " " People I worked with . " Miss Green was silent . " Pardon me asking , but how long have you been in England ? " " Nearly two years now . " " You speak it awfully well ...
Page 62
... I've no money or anything- She opened her own bag . " How much do you want ? ” " Well , Miss Lind , I owe you ten shillings already , for the dentist- " " " Yes , that will do any time . Will half - a - crown be enough ? " “ Oh , yes ...
... I've no money or anything- She opened her own bag . " How much do you want ? ” " Well , Miss Lind , I owe you ten shillings already , for the dentist- " " " Yes , that will do any time . Will half - a - crown be enough ? " “ Oh , yes ...
Page 63
... I've missed a whole morning- " Oh , don't worry about that , " said Katherine . " I'll tell them how ill you've been . There won't be any trouble . " She smiled . " Go back home and lie down , or sit by the fire . And keep your mouth ...
... I've missed a whole morning- " Oh , don't worry about that , " said Katherine . " I'll tell them how ill you've been . There won't be any trouble . " She smiled . " Go back home and lie down , or sit by the fire . And keep your mouth ...
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