Getting a Life: StoriesKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 11. 6. 2002. - 208 страница Hilarious, dark, and thoroughly entertaining, Getting a Life proves Helen Simpson to be one of the finest observers of women on the edge. Set in and around contemporary London, these nine stories explore both the blisses and irritations of domestic life. An ambitious teenager vows never to settle for any of the adult lives she sees around her. Two old friends get tipsy at a small cafe and end up revealing more than they intended. In a boutique so exclusive that entrance requires a password, a frazzled careerwoman explores the anesthetizing effect of highly impractical clothing. And in the mesmerizing title story, a mother of three takes life one day at a time, while pushing the ominous question of whether she wants to firmly to one side. |
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... Janine . " No , " he said . “ I guess I'll pick it up as I go along . " " Um , but they're singing in French , " said Janine . " It's the Berlioz version . Orpheus was a singer whose music charmed the wild beasts . Then his wife ...
... Janine . " No , " he said . “ I guess I'll pick it up as I go along . " " Um , but they're singing in French , " said Janine . " It's the Berlioz version . Orpheus was a singer whose music charmed the wild beasts . Then his wife ...
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... Janine with a gracious smile . In the dark listening to the music , Janine lifted away from the world of people and things . She forgot about the shadowy pin- stripes each side of her and concentrated on the stage , where mourners like ...
... Janine with a gracious smile . In the dark listening to the music , Janine lifted away from the world of people and things . She forgot about the shadowy pin- stripes each side of her and concentrated on the stage , where mourners like ...
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... Janine . “ It was a bit of a cop - out , the ending , I thought , ” said Nigel , jerking his head towards the stage . " Difficult to do the original , though , " she replied . " Drunken maenads tear Orpheus into pieces and rip his head ...
... Janine . “ It was a bit of a cop - out , the ending , I thought , ” said Nigel , jerking his head towards the stage . " Difficult to do the original , though , " she replied . " Drunken maenads tear Orpheus into pieces and rip his head ...
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