Garbo LaughsThis is a quixotic tale about movie love. Harriet Browning is so saturated with old movies, seen repeatedly and swallowed whole, that she no longer fits into this world. Equally addicted are her three companions-of-the-screen: a son who loves Frank Sinatra, a daughter with Bette Davis eyes, and an earthy sidekick named after Dinah Shore. Breaking in upon this quiet backwater come two refugees from Hollywood, the jaded widow of a famous screenwriter and her movie-expert stepson. They are Harsh Reality. With them come blackouts, arguments, accidents, illness, and sudden death. But what chance does real life stand when we can watch movies instead? In this brilliant, sad-eyed comedy of secondhand desire, movies and movie lovers come first. |
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Page 98
... eyes fixed on her . " Heather she used to live in your house ? She had two little girls ? She had to shield their eyes because he likes to garden in his dressing gown , which has a tendency " his eyes were flat but glinting " to fall ...
... eyes fixed on her . " Heather she used to live in your house ? She had two little girls ? She had to shield their eyes because he likes to garden in his dressing gown , which has a tendency " his eyes were flat but glinting " to fall ...
Page 125
... eyes . Her mouth . Of course , it could be makeup . It's hard to tell if somebody's beautiful when they've got ... eyes . " Harriet thought , She has herself behind her eyes . She makes love to herself . The laugh was worth waiting for ...
... eyes . Her mouth . Of course , it could be makeup . It's hard to tell if somebody's beautiful when they've got ... eyes . " Harriet thought , She has herself behind her eyes . She makes love to herself . The laugh was worth waiting for ...
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... eyes behind her glasses , then settles the glasses back on her nose . Once again she'd been struck by the soft flatness of his voice like an untoned thigh asking her to do something . “ He wants me to help him and Leah with their book ...
... eyes behind her glasses , then settles the glasses back on her nose . Once again she'd been struck by the soft flatness of his voice like an untoned thigh asking her to do something . “ He wants me to help him and Leah with their book ...
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