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 195
... Miss Parbury smiled brightly . " A home and enough to eat . And I've lost no - one . ' " " Katherine agreed subduedly . " Of course , it's been terrible , " said Miss Parbury . She cocked her head as if thoughtful . " But if it had ...
... Miss Parbury smiled brightly . " A home and enough to eat . And I've lost no - one . ' " " Katherine agreed subduedly . " Of course , it's been terrible , " said Miss Parbury . She cocked her head as if thoughtful . " But if it had ...
Page 198
... Miss Parbury into a tragic personality , which she was not , being rather comic . Miss Parbury said in a surprised voice : " But there's nothing she needs that I can't- Katherine blinked . Miss Parbury had taken the point exactly the ...
... Miss Parbury into a tragic personality , which she was not , being rather comic . Miss Parbury said in a surprised voice : " But there's nothing she needs that I can't- Katherine blinked . Miss Parbury had taken the point exactly the ...
Page 201
... Miss Parbury's hesitation was only very slight , but it made Katherine afraid that she had remembered what letter had been in her bag . But her expression when she lifted her head was quite undirected , only myopic with what Katherine ...
... Miss Parbury's hesitation was only very slight , but it made Katherine afraid that she had remembered what letter had been in her bag . But her expression when she lifted her head was quite undirected , only myopic with what Katherine ...
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