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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... night she had been too excited to sleep , and had smoked many cigarettes , finally , after mid- night , starting to dust her room and set it to order , half for something to do and half because she felt the need to make some kind of ...
... night she had been too excited to sleep , and had smoked many cigarettes , finally , after mid- night , starting to dust her room and set it to order , half for something to do and half because she felt the need to make some kind of ...
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... night was terrible . I didn't get to sleep till four , and then I woke up before seven . It was awful . All my face the whole of my head seemed to be aching . " " A headache ? The one starts the other . " " Yes , I suppose so , but I do ...
... night was terrible . I didn't get to sleep till four , and then I woke up before seven . It was awful . All my face the whole of my head seemed to be aching . " " A headache ? The one starts the other . " " Yes , I suppose so , but I do ...
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A Novel Philip Larkin. with their resumed assumption that this night was like any other night , had once more awoken regret in her that she must leave them . Now that the surface of their relations had quietened in her mind , she saw ...
A Novel Philip Larkin. with their resumed assumption that this night was like any other night , had once more awoken regret in her that she must leave them . Now that the surface of their relations had quietened in her mind , she saw ...
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