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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... cold stone . " " Miss Green gave no sign that she had heard . But after a minute she looked up . " Where ? " " Over there . Do you think you could walk it ? ” " I can try . " Katherine stooped and took her thin arm . Together they ...
... cold stone . " " Miss Green gave no sign that she had heard . But after a minute she looked up . " Where ? " " Over there . Do you think you could walk it ? ” " I can try . " Katherine stooped and took her thin arm . Together they ...
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... cold . As Katherine moved to go past her , the noise faltered , and was replaced by a voice . If it had been an ordinary voice , they could have heard what it said , for it was shout- ing . But it was not : there was only a series of ...
... cold . As Katherine moved to go past her , the noise faltered , and was replaced by a voice . If it had been an ordinary voice , they could have heard what it said , for it was shout- ing . But it was not : there was only a series of ...
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... cold potatoes that could be sliced and fried as well . After a time he came back and hung about watching . " Why don't you go by the fire ? " she said , warming her hands round the gas ring . " It's so cold out here . " " I'd sooner ...
... cold potatoes that could be sliced and fried as well . After a time he came back and hung about watching . " Why don't you go by the fire ? " she said , warming her hands round the gas ring . " It's so cold out here . " " I'd sooner ...
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