She had asked Vera, who had been a hairdresser in Hull before she was called up, to cut hers off. Vera said, 'You don't reckon the uniform is ugly enough?' It was an ugly uniform, khaki, itchy. The girls tried their best with it, ...
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Then she hung up the phone and turned to me, saying something in English. I caught the word Auntie and Help, but I didn't know what to say. Then I thought about saying something back in Malay, some words which I picked up from the ...
We should go hunting tomorrow" Eira said keeping down her cup. " Yea! ... You know exactly what I'm talking about! All this thing you are doing to get his attention" ... It's okay if he doesn't love me back. I just want him by my side.
Julia Compton has a beautifully well-ordered life.
An unnamed narrator writes a series of letters to his daughters, explaining how his life has gone wrong.
Anne. Talia.