A Girl in WinterThis classic novel captures twelve transformative hours in the life of an exiled woman living in England and working at a library during World War II. |
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... cold seemed to cramp the bones, making work harder and unpleasant. Nevertheless, the candles had to be lit, and the ice in the jugs smashed, and the milk unfrozen; the men had to be given their breakfasts and got off to work in the ...
... cold morning like this you can have a cup of tea there if you want . And another in the middle of the morning . Well , that puts a bit of heart in you , doesn't it ? Look at us . " " Anstey has a gas fire . I suppose that's all that ...
... cold . She could slip into a café for a hot drink on the way back , and if possible might even call at her room to see if any letters had come . It was strange to be expecting letters again . That depended largely on where Miss Green ...
... cold rising up their skirts, and began to walk down as a clock struck ten-fifteen. It was a Branch Library and stood on one corner of a crossroads, a residential avenue and the fag-end of a long street lined with small shops that ran ...
... them, but as the large Corporation bus came up she felt that even the cold was delightful. Miss Brooks would see it in terms of the deadening snow that was littered everywhere, but to Katherine the frost made everything stand.