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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... smiled Torquil above his frilly jabot , then he bowed from the hips in that way men do in kilts , the better to show off his pleats , the swing of them . “ Delighted you could be here , Nicola . As you can see , I've located your other ...
... smiled Torquil above his frilly jabot , then he bowed from the hips in that way men do in kilts , the better to show off his pleats , the swing of them . “ Delighted you could be here , Nicola . As you can see , I've located your other ...
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... smiled Donald . " You make it sound like a duty . " Yes well , thought Nicola . The packed quality of her life meant that it was physically , mentally impossible for her to sit inside the minute like a thin - skinned raindrop proud on a ...
... smiled Donald . " You make it sound like a duty . " Yes well , thought Nicola . The packed quality of her life meant that it was physically , mentally impossible for her to sit inside the minute like a thin - skinned raindrop proud on a ...
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... smiled at the mirror , even Isobel , that expert shopping smile . The dress was made for me . The salesgirl held up her fingertips in some cabalistic conti- nental sign indicating perfection . I don't look at my reflection much these ...
... smiled at the mirror , even Isobel , that expert shopping smile . The dress was made for me . The salesgirl held up her fingertips in some cabalistic conti- nental sign indicating perfection . I don't look at my reflection much these ...
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