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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... things . It was in the chemist's , was it ? " Katherine nodded . " I was wondering how it happened . I had been shop- ping , you know , and I was just about to go home when I remembered I hadn't got some things for mother , so I was ...
... things . It was in the chemist's , was it ? " Katherine nodded . " I was wondering how it happened . I had been shop- ping , you know , and I was just about to go home when I remembered I hadn't got some things for mother , so I was ...
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... things , like that Daddy comes at nights and talks to her . I often hear her talking in the night . Of course , she means no harm , but it's not nice when there's no - one in the house . " Miss Parbury spoke in a reasonable , slightly ...
... things , like that Daddy comes at nights and talks to her . I often hear her talking in the night . Of course , she means no harm , but it's not nice when there's no - one in the house . " Miss Parbury spoke in a reasonable , slightly ...
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A Novel Philip Larkin. increased its speed until she and a few other chance things and people were drawn up in a kind of whirling tower of air , their faces meeting , their hands touching , seemingly the only things left in the world ...
A Novel Philip Larkin. increased its speed until she and a few other chance things and people were drawn up in a kind of whirling tower of air , their faces meeting , their hands touching , seemingly the only things left in the world ...
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