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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... eyes and heaved a happy sigh . They lay looking at each other , breathing in each other's sleepy scent ; his eyes were guileless , unguarded and intent , and he gave a little occasional beatific smile . " Where's your pajama top ? ” she ...
... eyes and heaved a happy sigh . They lay looking at each other , breathing in each other's sleepy scent ; his eyes were guileless , unguarded and intent , and he gave a little occasional beatific smile . " Where's your pajama top ? ” she ...
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... eyes as the bus drove off . " Drummond Road , " she said loudly . " What NUMBER . Stay awake ! " " Hundred shirty sor . Shirty sick , " said Tess , fishing out an enormous bunch of keys and handing them over . Her eyes were closing ...
... eyes as the bus drove off . " Drummond Road , " she said loudly . " What NUMBER . Stay awake ! " " Hundred shirty sor . Shirty sick , " said Tess , fishing out an enormous bunch of keys and handing them over . Her eyes were closing ...
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... eyes lusted around all over the place . The colors teased and tingled and clashed like music , while the walls ... eyes , rif- fled through this rack and that , pursed her lips . I saw the stuff through her eyes , as when I'd looked in ...
... eyes lusted around all over the place . The colors teased and tingled and clashed like music , while the walls ... eyes , rif- fled through this rack and that , pursed her lips . I saw the stuff through her eyes , as when I'd looked in ...
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