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 140
... eyes closed ; his face wore an expression of patience . She leaned over and stroked a lock of his hair into place , at which his eyes , in the shadow of her arm , opened wide . " Wake up , " she said . " I wasn't asleep . " He sat up ...
... eyes closed ; his face wore an expression of patience . She leaned over and stroked a lock of his hair into place , at which his eyes , in the shadow of her arm , opened wide . " Wake up , " she said . " I wasn't asleep . " He sat up ...
Page 228
... eyes and he lifted his brows like a professional story - teller . His nostrils had a stretched , hungry look . He was an inch shorter than she was . " Where have you come from , when did you arrive , what are you doing , and everything ...
... eyes and he lifted his brows like a professional story - teller . His nostrils had a stretched , hungry look . He was an inch shorter than she was . " Where have you come from , when did you arrive , what are you doing , and everything ...
Page 240
... eyes looked as if he could see years ahead . " Look , will you write to me ? " he said later on . " I'm sorry I was rude just now . " " Write to you ? " she said . Her eyes rested on his worried face . Did he really think , at this ...
... eyes looked as if he could see years ahead . " Look , will you write to me ? " he said later on . " I'm sorry I was rude just now . " " Write to you ? " she said . Her eyes rested on his worried face . Did he really think , at this ...
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