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"Tell me," Gruffydd- Williams said loudly and close to my ear. "Tell me, now, how's
the Adult Education side of things going? I heard the other day that the book-box
system wasn't working too well these days." He drew me several feet away, his ...
"Tell me," Gruffydd- Williams said loudly and close to my ear. "Tell me, now, how's
the Adult Education side of things going? I heard the other day that the book-box
system wasn't working too well these days." He drew me several feet away, his ...
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I tell him he ought to be at home." She drank half her brandy and pressed her lips
together. "Of course, you're not exactly one of his pin-up boys at the moment."
Some sort of apprehension tweaked at my stomach. "Oh? Why's that?
I tell him he ought to be at home." She drank half her brandy and pressed her lips
together. "Of course, you're not exactly one of his pin-up boys at the moment."
Some sort of apprehension tweaked at my stomach. "Oh? Why's that?
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"No, don't tell me anything, there's nothing I want to hear." "Jean, you're wrong
about this. It isn't like you think, I promise you. I haven't . . ." "You're not having an
affair with her?" "Well, no, not in the way you mean." "That's smashing, man.
"No, don't tell me anything, there's nothing I want to hear." "Jean, you're wrong
about this. It isn't like you think, I promise you. I haven't . . ." "You're not having an
affair with her?" "Well, no, not in the way you mean." "That's smashing, man.
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User Review - nigeyb - LibraryThingVery readable, albeit with an implausible upbeat ending. This book reminded me a bit of the John Updike Rabbit books. From what I recall, they also featured a central character who was unsure about ... Read full review
THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING
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| Title | That uncertain feeling: a novel |
| Author | Kingsley Amis |
| Publisher | Gollancz, 1955 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 29 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 254 pages |
| Subjects | › › England Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science Librarians Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
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