Getting a Life: StoriesKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 18. 12. 2007. - 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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... don't think. Above her the cherry trees were fleecy and packed with a foam of white petals. Light warm rays of the sun reached her upturned face like kisses, refracted as a fizzy dazzle through the fringing of her eyelashes. She turned ...
... don't think. Above her the cherry trees were fleecy and packed with a foam of white petals. Light warm rays of the sun reached her upturned face like kisses, refracted as a fizzy dazzle through the fringing of her eyelashes. She turned ...
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... ” Jade gasped fastidiously and stepped back. “Maybe we should get her indoors,” suggested the woman, her hand on Jade's arm. “It's that house there across the road.” “I don't think—” started Jade. “The baby, oh the baby!”
... ” Jade gasped fastidiously and stepped back. “Maybe we should get her indoors,” suggested the woman, her hand on Jade's arm. “It's that house there across the road.” “I don't think—” started Jade. “The baby, oh the baby!”
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Stories Helen Simpson. “I don't think—” started Jade. “The baby, oh the baby!” yelped the woman. “He's in the car. I forgot. I'll have to . . .” Before Jade could escape, the woman was running like an ostrich across the road towards a ...
Stories Helen Simpson. “I don't think—” started Jade. “The baby, oh the baby!” yelped the woman. “He's in the car. I forgot. I'll have to . . .” Before Jade could escape, the woman was running like an ostrich across the road towards a ...
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... don't think I'd better do this,” said Jade. She was frightened that metal inside the warm young face combined with sudden fierce movement could be a disastrous combination. The woman tried again and the walls rang with her daughter's ...
... don't think I'd better do this,” said Jade. She was frightened that metal inside the warm young face combined with sudden fierce movement could be a disastrous combination. The woman tried again and the walls rang with her daughter's ...
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... don't they insist on hysterectomies for girls who want further education and have done with it? Of course none of this will get said. There is simply no airspace. Ben's eyes have sharpened and focused on his admirer's huge side-of-the ...
... don't they insist on hysterectomies for girls who want further education and have done with it? Of course none of this will get said. There is simply no airspace. Ben's eyes have sharpened and focused on his admirer's huge side-of-the ...
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