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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... face had no longer that ever - glowing fire of eagerness that had once constituted her chief charm . Now , often her face and body were all that was to be seen , and the soul was not visible at all . From War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy ...
... face had no longer that ever - glowing fire of eagerness that had once constituted her chief charm . Now , often her face and body were all that was to be seen , and the soul was not visible at all . From War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy ...
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... face . But she was growing hotter , and when , at the woman's request , Jade unwillingly held her , she was like a small combustion engine , full of distress . " See , if I hold her down , you have a try , " said the woman , handing her ...
... face . But she was growing hotter , and when , at the woman's request , Jade unwillingly held her , she was like a small combustion engine , full of distress . " See , if I hold her down , you have a try , " said the woman , handing her ...
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... face a few inches from hers , gazed into her 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 ...
... face a few inches from hers , gazed into her 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 ...
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