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"Supper was as convivial a meal as our picnic had been. They sang songs for us, sitting round the table, unaccompanied…"

"We passed s and playing-grounds, and heard from open factory windows the magnified cheerfulness of ""."

"This was India, made for her amusement. Even the sun invited her to pour out her gladness, to soak up its immense gen…"

"Our display is quickly over, since fireworks, we know, cost money, and we three children, from a very early age, are …"

"We meet in Smith's idyllic little house bordering in . There are overgrown roses in the front garden and the shelves …"

"The opening volume of her childhood s, The Great Western Beach (2009), described the first 12 years of her family lif…"

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"With the suit, Christine wore a grey felt beret which had been sold to her cheaply by Mrs Arnold in Millinery, becaus…"

"The road from Boston to Cape Cod is long and straight and ruthless. Two black slashes cutting through the sandy count…"