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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... screaming at them all to do their music practice . She was always off out ; she made them do what she said by remote control . Her trouble was , she'd for- gotten how to relax . It was no wonder Dad was like he was . And everybody said ...
... screaming at them all to do their music practice . She was always off out ; she made them do what she said by remote control . Her trouble was , she'd for- gotten how to relax . It was no wonder Dad was like he was . And everybody said ...
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... screaming and chattering of injustice like an angry ape . Maxine shrilled back at him with her earsplitting screech . Robin sat on the ground , hands to his ears , sobbing deep - chested sobs of dismay . She groaned with boredom and ...
... screaming and chattering of injustice like an angry ape . Maxine shrilled back at him with her earsplitting screech . Robin sat on the ground , hands to his ears , sobbing deep - chested sobs of dismay . She groaned with boredom and ...
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... screaming , their yellow eyes glaring down at the sleeping landscape beneath . Seen from the air this ominous August dawn , the Thames is a diamond - dusted silver ribbon . The aircraft follow the river faith- fully , nose to tail , as ...
... screaming , their yellow eyes glaring down at the sleeping landscape beneath . Seen from the air this ominous August dawn , the Thames is a diamond - dusted silver ribbon . The aircraft follow the river faith- fully , nose to tail , as ...
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