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 87
... punt , " said Robin , pointing to the end of a wooden landing - stage where a small boathouse had been built . " I didn't bring the key , I'm afraid . Can you punt ? " " Punt ? " " Yes , with a pole . " She pondered the image . " No ...
... punt , " said Robin , pointing to the end of a wooden landing - stage where a small boathouse had been built . " I didn't bring the key , I'm afraid . Can you punt ? " " Punt ? " " Yes , with a pole . " She pondered the image . " No ...
Page 123
... punter never moves his feet at all , you see . You'll soon be more surefooted . " Katherine doubted that . The punt had stopped and had now begun to turn round in a slow circle . She prodded ineffectually at the water , nearly ...
... punter never moves his feet at all , you see . You'll soon be more surefooted . " Katherine doubted that . The punt had stopped and had now begun to turn round in a slow circle . She prodded ineffectually at the water , nearly ...
Page 124
... punt was once more pointing straight down the empty river , Katherine tried again . She positioned her feet and on Robin's instructions lifted the pole vertically , so that water dripped down her arm . It would take very little to send ...
... punt was once more pointing straight down the empty river , Katherine tried again . She positioned her feet and on Robin's instructions lifted the pole vertically , so that water dripped down her arm . It would take very little to send ...
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