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 197
... no harm , but it's not nice when there's no - one in the house . " Miss Parbury spoke in a reasonable , slightly complaining voice , as if explaining why she was behind with her rent . She had an apologetic air . " She says he warns her ...
... no harm , but it's not nice when there's no - one in the house . " Miss Parbury spoke in a reasonable , slightly complaining voice , as if explaining why she was behind with her rent . She had an apologetic air . " She says he warns her ...
Page 200
... no - one else . My brother is in Darlington , and he's got a family of his own . No , " said Miss Parbury , as if gently rebuking her , " I've thought it all over . There's no other way . I suppose it's just bad luck , though it's wrong ...
... no - one else . My brother is in Darlington , and he's got a family of his own . No , " said Miss Parbury , as if gently rebuking her , " I've thought it all over . There's no other way . I suppose it's just bad luck , though it's wrong ...
Page 222
... no - one but kids and old women , and I'll tell you another thing . Anstey did try to get someone sacked just at the beginning of the war , but Polling- bourne wouldn't have it : he just transferred her to another branch . That was ...
... no - one but kids and old women , and I'll tell you another thing . Anstey did try to get someone sacked just at the beginning of the war , but Polling- bourne wouldn't have it : he just transferred her to another branch . That was ...
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