Winter Doves: A Love StoryTogether, Walter and June, a bitter, attractive, and corrosively articulate short-stay patient recovering from a suicide attempt, escape from the mental hospital and strike out on their own. |
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... Walter no longer felt brave enough to inspect his path . Walter had spent hours watching the new building rise ... smiled at Walter , and Walter had smiled at him ; they had been friendly together . The man had said , ' That'll still be ...
... Walter no longer felt brave enough to inspect his path . Walter had spent hours watching the new building rise ... smiled at Walter , and Walter had smiled at him ; they had been friendly together . The man had said , ' That'll still be ...
Page 63
... Walter nodded vigorously . ' I need my hair done properly now , to show them off . ' Walter smiled , hiding his teeth . It had been all right . She had not laughed at him . By now Walter had begun to neglect the jobs he did for the ...
... Walter nodded vigorously . ' I need my hair done properly now , to show them off . ' Walter smiled , hiding his teeth . It had been all right . She had not laughed at him . By now Walter had begun to neglect the jobs he did for the ...
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... Walter , who sat opposite her , and smiled . She had changed her clothes , and now wore make - up . Not as much as Mrs Silver , who had supervised the Cosmetics Counter at Woolworth's , but enough to fascinate Walter . He had never seen ...
... Walter , who sat opposite her , and smiled . She had changed her clothes , and now wore make - up . Not as much as Mrs Silver , who had supervised the Cosmetics Counter at Woolworth's , but enough to fascinate Walter . He had never seen ...
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