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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... remember you were doing the Bureau work , when Miss Holloway was ill ? When was it , now ? " " About a week ago , I think . " " Yes .... Well , the university say they haven't had that book on Uganda back yet , by Fielding . Mr. Anstey ...
... remember you were doing the Bureau work , when Miss Holloway was ill ? When was it , now ? " " About a week ago , I think . " " Yes .... Well , the university say they haven't had that book on Uganda back yet , by Fielding . Mr. Anstey ...
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... remember what they had looked like ? She remembered Robin's face clearly , and Mr. Fen- nel's to a lesser extent : Mrs. Fennel had grown confused with one of the mistresses at school . And Jane she could not remember at all . That was ...
... remember what they had looked like ? She remembered Robin's face clearly , and Mr. Fen- nel's to a lesser extent : Mrs. Fennel had grown confused with one of the mistresses at school . And Jane she could not remember at all . That was ...
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... remember anything about her , nor had anyone come back after- wards to tell him of the mistake . " Well , this other person must have your bag , " said Katherine when they were outside . " What a bother . I'd better have some lunch ...
... remember anything about her , nor had anyone come back after- wards to tell him of the mistake . " Well , this other person must have your bag , " said Katherine when they were outside . " What a bother . I'd better have some lunch ...
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