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 99
... Robin's presence . The rac- quet she had borrowed from Mrs. Fennel seemed unwieldy , and time after time her shots came off the wood . She tried to concentrate , knowing Jane to be an indifferent player , but only became over ...
... Robin's presence . The rac- quet she had borrowed from Mrs. Fennel seemed unwieldy , and time after time her shots came off the wood . She tried to concentrate , knowing Jane to be an indifferent player , but only became over ...
Page 103
... Robin and Jane . Robin is much better - looking than we'd imagined . I have a photograph I'll show you when I come back . I wish I could describe him , but at the moment he rather mystifies me . I can't understand why he asked me to ...
... Robin and Jane . Robin is much better - looking than we'd imagined . I have a photograph I'll show you when I come back . I wish I could describe him , but at the moment he rather mystifies me . I can't understand why he asked me to ...
Page 131
... Robin to get Jane out of the way , she had not foreseen how it changed her position . Hitherto Robin had been in command , with Jane second and Katherine herself third . Now she led , and Robin and Jane followed . When the rain stopped ...
... Robin to get Jane out of the way , she had not foreseen how it changed her position . Hitherto Robin had been in command , with Jane second and Katherine herself third . Now she led , and Robin and Jane followed . When the rain stopped ...
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