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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... window open for her . Beyond a rockery and some rose trees there was a tennis court , sunk below a gravel path that led to a door in a wall running across the bottom of the garden . “ Do you play tennis ? " asked Robin . " We must have ...
... window open for her . Beyond a rockery and some rose trees there was a tennis court , sunk below a gravel path that led to a door in a wall running across the bottom of the garden . “ Do you play tennis ? " asked Robin . " We must have ...
Page 190
... window she saw a man in shirt - sleeves drinking tea , and outside a second stood a bicycle with a ladder tied to it , and a small signboard advertising a painter and decorator . A third had a card in the window announcing a make of ...
... window she saw a man in shirt - sleeves drinking tea , and outside a second stood a bicycle with a ladder tied to it , and a small signboard advertising a painter and decorator . A third had a card in the window announcing a make of ...
Page 193
... window , and this was filled with dreary rubbish , such as a Holiday Haunts for 1928 . This gave the room a slack , soulless air . Through the window she could see a depressing yard , with a bucket standing in the snow , and a high wall ...
... window , and this was filled with dreary rubbish , such as a Holiday Haunts for 1928 . This gave the room a slack , soulless air . Through the window she could see a depressing yard , with a bucket standing in the snow , and a high wall ...
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