A Girl in Winter: A NovelThe story of a fateful winter day in the life of a European woman who has fled to England during WW II. |
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Page 42
... chair against the wall , next to an unlit gas fire . Miss Green drifted uncertainly towards the professional chair that was bolted to the floor in the middle of the room . Though Katherine wanted to support her , something kept them ...
... chair against the wall , next to an unlit gas fire . Miss Green drifted uncertainly towards the professional chair that was bolted to the floor in the middle of the room . Though Katherine wanted to support her , something kept them ...
Page 47
... chair , and shut the door . Miss Green took less kindly to this room than to the last . She stood by the chair , lifting her hands and dropping them ; when he gestured that she should sit down , she balanced on the edge of the seat ...
... chair , and shut the door . Miss Green took less kindly to this room than to the last . She stood by the chair , lifting her hands and dropping them ; when he gestured that she should sit down , she balanced on the edge of the seat ...
Page 227
... chair . " Well , at any rate , here we are ! " " I know . It's extraordinary . I can't believe it's you . " " I'm solid enough , " he guffawed , aiming a slap at her , which she avoided . " I'm not a ghost . Whooo ! " He wailed and ...
... chair . " Well , at any rate , here we are ! " " I know . It's extraordinary . I can't believe it's you . " " I'm solid enough , " he guffawed , aiming a slap at her , which she avoided . " I'm not a ghost . Whooo ! " He wailed and ...
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