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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... hair . He had brushed his mother's hair , and tried to keep it free of pigeon droppings , and she had lain for days beneath a purple counterpane on which had been embroidered a gold dragon breath- ing out green and scarlet flames , and ...
... hair . He had brushed his mother's hair , and tried to keep it free of pigeon droppings , and she had lain for days beneath a purple counterpane on which had been embroidered a gold dragon breath- ing out green and scarlet flames , and ...
Page 117
... hair . Hair clogged the pipes and plughole . There are men who lose hair during the washing of it . Anyone who has experienced the removal of large quantities of hair of various colours , textures and shapes from plugholes already in ...
... hair . Hair clogged the pipes and plughole . There are men who lose hair during the washing of it . Anyone who has experienced the removal of large quantities of hair of various colours , textures and shapes from plugholes already in ...
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... hair would dry flat , as June had combed it . Perhaps steam would be rising from it even now . He touched his head , feeling and flattening his hair . June reached across the table for his hand , and he gave it to her . ' Don't be ...
... hair would dry flat , as June had combed it . Perhaps steam would be rising from it even now . He touched his head , feeling and flattening his hair . June reached across the table for his hand , and he gave it to her . ' Don't be ...
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