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 61
... handbag im- patiently from her , and opened it . She felt in no mood to be hindered by accidents of this sort : she wanted to get away , as if this room were the scene of a crime . But for Miss Green's sake she controlled herself . The ...
... handbag im- patiently from her , and opened it . She felt in no mood to be hindered by accidents of this sort : she wanted to get away , as if this room were the scene of a crime . But for Miss Green's sake she controlled herself . The ...
Page 63
... pockets , wondering if she could possibly be mistaken in thinking that the address on the letter in the strange handbag she was carrying had been written by Mr. Anstey . PART TWO The morning when she came to England for 63.
... pockets , wondering if she could possibly be mistaken in thinking that the address on the letter in the strange handbag she was carrying had been written by Mr. Anstey . PART TWO The morning when she came to England for 63.
Page 186
... handbag . It was brown and unremarkable . Out of curiosity she opened it and looked inside . It smelt of stale scent and peppermint , and the lining shone . In places the seams were fraying . Rather it looked as if Miss Par- bury couldn ...
... handbag . It was brown and unremarkable . Out of curiosity she opened it and looked inside . It smelt of stale scent and peppermint , and the lining shone . In places the seams were fraying . Rather it looked as if Miss Par- bury couldn ...
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