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 99
... Robin's presence . The rac- quet she had borrowed from Mrs. Fennel seemed unwieldy , and time after time her shots came off the wood . She tried to concentrate , knowing Jane to be an indifferent player , but only became over ...
... Robin's presence . The rac- quet she had borrowed from Mrs. Fennel seemed unwieldy , and time after time her shots came off the wood . She tried to concentrate , knowing Jane to be an indifferent player , but only became over ...
Page 131
... Robin to get Jane out of the way , she had not foreseen how it changed her position . Hitherto Robin had been in command , with Jane second and Katherine herself third . Now she led , and Robin and Jane followed . When the rain stopped ...
... Robin to get Jane out of the way , she had not foreseen how it changed her position . Hitherto Robin had been in command , with Jane second and Katherine herself third . Now she led , and Robin and Jane followed . When the rain stopped ...
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... Robin and Jane tried to persuade him not to leave on Monday night but stay till Tuesday . " Or do you find it so dull here , after all your tiger- shooting ? " Robin added , putting an ashtray for him on the arm of his chair . " Oh , we ...
... Robin and Jane tried to persuade him not to leave on Monday night but stay till Tuesday . " Or do you find it so dull here , after all your tiger- shooting ? " Robin added , putting an ashtray for him on the arm of his chair . " Oh , we ...
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