The Past is Another CountryThree women who had met as girls at a West Australian convent school--a film director on the brink of fame, quiet, reclusive married woman, and a nun poised on the brink of a sexual awakening--face profound decisions. |
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... face looked as though it were about to come apart . She might have exploded , smashed the mirror , thrown things at him . In a way he wished he could goad her into some fearsome burst of anger . That would have made his own more ...
... face looked as though it were about to come apart . She might have exploded , smashed the mirror , thrown things at him . In a way he wished he could goad her into some fearsome burst of anger . That would have made his own more ...
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... face that she saw her mother as ugly for the first time in her life . She was amazed at the flood of curses that Irene spewed , confronting him . She hadn't known her mother had even heard such words . George forced himself between them ...
... face that she saw her mother as ugly for the first time in her life . She was amazed at the flood of curses that Irene spewed , confronting him . She hadn't known her mother had even heard such words . George forced himself between them ...
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... face again . When she'd first been married to Victor , she'd felt that waking up to see his face was as close to heaven as she could hope to come . " Oh , but I have changed , " Joan said . " And so have you . Most certainly , so have ...
... face again . When she'd first been married to Victor , she'd felt that waking up to see his face was as close to heaven as she could hope to come . " Oh , but I have changed , " Joan said . " And so have you . Most certainly , so have ...
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