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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... stared frowningly at the address . " Miss V. Parbury ' , " she read aloud . " Fifty , Ches- hunt Avenue ' . You're right . " She stared at the address longer than was necessary . " But what have you done with mine ? " insisted Miss ...
... stared frowningly at the address . " Miss V. Parbury ' , " she read aloud . " Fifty , Ches- hunt Avenue ' . You're right . " She stared at the address longer than was necessary . " But what have you done with mine ? " insisted Miss ...
Page 120
... stared at them . Robin addressed his remarks to Katherine , who sat with her back to him . " I'm not splashing you , am I ? ” " Not at all . " She glanced round . He had dropped his blazer and rolled up his sleeves . At every thrust he ...
... stared at them . Robin addressed his remarks to Katherine , who sat with her back to him . " I'm not splashing you , am I ? ” " Not at all . " She glanced round . He had dropped his blazer and rolled up his sleeves . At every thrust he ...
Page 139
... stared . They strolled slowly up the street while he explained the collegiate system , and then as they auto- matically began the rounds of the graceful triangles , squares and circles of the college buildings , he began to tell of what ...
... stared . They strolled slowly up the street while he explained the collegiate system , and then as they auto- matically began the rounds of the graceful triangles , squares and circles of the college buildings , he began to tell of what ...
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