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 89
... suddenly taken a fancy to them ? " " You can handle it carefully . " " Yes , dear , don't crush it , " said Mrs. Fennel . " Gather it up firmly but gently . Put it out of the window . " They all watched while Robin's head and reaching ...
... suddenly taken a fancy to them ? " " You can handle it carefully . " " Yes , dear , don't crush it , " said Mrs. Fennel . " Gather it up firmly but gently . Put it out of the window . " They all watched while Robin's head and reaching ...
Page 97
... suddenly and unaccountably brought down his stick on the end of a twig that lay on the ground , causing it to leap ... sudden irresponsibility . " Remember what day it is , " said Jane in mock reproof , but looked at him with a sort of ...
... suddenly and unaccountably brought down his stick on the end of a twig that lay on the ground , causing it to leap ... sudden irresponsibility . " Remember what day it is , " said Jane in mock reproof , but looked at him with a sort of ...
Page 125
... sudden interruption nearly upset Katherine . Jane was heaving quietly with laughter . Katherine viciously drop- ped ... suddenly rigid in her hands . Carried on by the impetus of the stroke , she tugged wildly for a second , then at the ...
... sudden interruption nearly upset Katherine . Jane was heaving quietly with laughter . Katherine viciously drop- ped ... suddenly rigid in her hands . Carried on by the impetus of the stroke , she tugged wildly for a second , then at the ...
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