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 55
... mean I don't know anyone . " Miss Green stared as if Katherine were trying to deceive her . " What do you mean ? " " I mean I don't know anyone - apart from the people at the library , of course . " She smiled at the expression on Miss ...
... mean I don't know anyone . " Miss Green stared as if Katherine were trying to deceive her . " What do you mean ? " " I mean I don't know anyone - apart from the people at the library , of course . " She smiled at the expression on Miss ...
Page 242
... mean anything , " she pointed out . " Damn it ! " he said desperately . " What does that matter ? I don't see that anything means very much . I spend all my time doing things that don't matter two- pence . So do you . " He had drawn ...
... mean anything , " she pointed out . " Damn it ! " he said desperately . " What does that matter ? I don't see that anything means very much . I spend all my time doing things that don't matter two- pence . So do you . " He had drawn ...
Page 246
... mean it — you know - it's nothing to be proud of . But my last leave wasn't up to much , pretty ghastly really . They tried to be so good and yet we just hadn't anything to say to each other . I mean , we were quite friendly and all ...
... mean it — you know - it's nothing to be proud of . But my last leave wasn't up to much , pretty ghastly really . They tried to be so good and yet we just hadn't anything to say to each other . I mean , we were quite friendly and all ...
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