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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... never going to go dead inside or live somewhere boring like this , and she would make sure she was in charge at any work she did and not let it run her . She would never be like her mother , making timetables and lists and endless ...
... never going to go dead inside or live somewhere boring like this , and she would make sure she was in charge at any work she did and not let it run her . She would never be like her mother , making timetables and lists and endless ...
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... never got ill . Apart from three months ' maternity leave around each of her labors , she had never taken a day off sick . Touch wood . It turned out that Donald was a fan of Robert Burns . He was reading a new biography of Burns at the ...
... never got ill . Apart from three months ' maternity leave around each of her labors , she had never taken a day off sick . Touch wood . It turned out that Donald was a fan of Robert Burns . He was reading a new biography of Burns at the ...
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... never see them ! They adore it . ” " The main thing is to recharge the batteries , " declared Dominic . " Are you enjoying the opera ? " asked Janine . “ Oh , it's super , ” said his wife . “ And not too long either . " Sitting in the ...
... never see them ! They adore it . ” " The main thing is to recharge the batteries , " declared Dominic . " Are you enjoying the opera ? " asked Janine . “ Oh , it's super , ” said his wife . “ And not too long either . " Sitting in the ...
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