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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... stood in front of this , where a disintegrating cigarette - end floated . Everything was very untidy : around the walls between bookcases and filing cabinets were stacked books and box - files that had not been referred to for months ...
... stood in front of this , where a disintegrating cigarette - end floated . Everything was very untidy : around the walls between bookcases and filing cabinets were stacked books and box - files that had not been referred to for months ...
Page 120
... stood , and once they passed a row of riverside cot- tages , and a bare - armed woman came out with a pail . She set it down with a clang and stared at them . Robin addressed his remarks to Katherine , who sat with her back to him . " I ...
... stood , and once they passed a row of riverside cot- tages , and a bare - armed woman came out with a pail . She set it down with a clang and stared at them . Robin addressed his remarks to Katherine , who sat with her back to him . " I ...
Page 123
... stood up uncertainly . " The point is , you might fall in . " " Oh , but I can swim . " " Yes , but we should get into a row for not taking care of you . It's tricky till you get your balance . " He brought up the pole again . " Stand ...
... stood up uncertainly . " The point is , you might fall in . " " Oh , but I can swim . " " Yes , but we should get into a row for not taking care of you . It's tricky till you get your balance . " He brought up the pole again . " Stand ...
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