A Girl in WinterA Girl in Winter is the moving and enigmatic story of Katherine LInd, a European woman in wartime England. The vicious winter weather has paralyzed the countryside; the emotions of Katherine are frozen as well, as fear and loneliness increase her sense of isolation. By splicing the story of Katherine's sunlit 16th summer in between the halves of a single winter day on which the suitor of her youth returns to her present life, Larkin illuminates the process by which we learn to decipher and accommodate the longings of the heart. |
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... gave her another shock . At times she had wondered what sort of appearance he presented : it was not a question to which she gave much thought , and she had assumed he was a variant of the red - hair , freckles and projecting - teeth ...
... gave her another shock . At times she had wondered what sort of appearance he presented : it was not a question to which she gave much thought , and she had assumed he was a variant of the red - hair , freckles and projecting - teeth ...
Page 178
Philip Larkin. weather , but gave lists of football matches and race- meetings that had been cancelled . On one of the stations , a crowd watched a porter come out and chalk up on a board that ... gave lists of football matches and race- ...
Philip Larkin. weather , but gave lists of football matches and race- meetings that had been cancelled . On one of the stations , a crowd watched a porter come out and chalk up on a board that ... gave lists of football matches and race- ...
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... gave Katherine the bag and four pennies from the pocket of her cardigan . " Thank you , " said Katherine , slipping them in and snapping it shut . " Now we can have a quiet cup of tea before you go out again . It was really very good of ...
... gave Katherine the bag and four pennies from the pocket of her cardigan . " Thank you , " said Katherine , slipping them in and snapping it shut . " Now we can have a quiet cup of tea before you go out again . It was really very good of ...
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