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 155
... sure his dark rambling hair was always carefully combed , springing to hold doors open , making sure every- thing they did was to her liking . Now he relaxed , and , when her interest in him had nearly died out , became un- ceremonious ...
... sure his dark rambling hair was always carefully combed , springing to hold doors open , making sure every- thing they did was to her liking . Now he relaxed , and , when her interest in him had nearly died out , became un- ceremonious ...
Page 161
... sure it hasn't been a very exciting holiday for you , but we thought it would be best to carry on as we are . We were a little uncertain about what you would expect . " " I'm sure everything has been wonderful . " ... " Well , I hope at ...
... sure it hasn't been a very exciting holiday for you , but we thought it would be best to carry on as we are . We were a little uncertain about what you would expect . " " I'm sure everything has been wonderful . " ... " Well , I hope at ...
Page 221
... sure whether to resign or not . ' " " Yet she said it almost for something to say . At the moment the problem seemed distant , and its different solutions indistinguishable from each other . However , to speak of it with someone else ...
... sure whether to resign or not . ' " " Yet she said it almost for something to say . At the moment the problem seemed distant , and its different solutions indistinguishable from each other . However , to speak of it with someone else ...
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