Loving Without TearsAngel, formidable hostess, social charmer, and mother par excellence, confidently awaits the return of her little boy from the trials of war. Tightening the apron strings as she does so, she doesn't anticipate that the teenager who went away will return a grown man -- with a sophisticated American widow on his arm. Nor could she anticipate that her irrepressible daughter will similarly throw herself into romance. Faced with domestic insurrection on a grand scale, Angel will have to sharpen her wits to maintain her tyranny ... |
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... gentle agreement . Just leave it all to Birdie . ' But Angel was up on her long legs and across the room before they ... gently executed , that she was hardly aware of what began within that flying moment , Angel's play was so fast ...
... gentle agreement . Just leave it all to Birdie . ' But Angel was up on her long legs and across the room before they ... gently executed , that she was hardly aware of what began within that flying moment , Angel's play was so fast ...
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... gentle look , she felt antagonism in the air and welcomed it . ' Look forwards , dear , always forwards . ' ' Or backwards , dear , sometimes backwards . ' Sally drank off Walter's concoction and set down her glass . ' I do admire the ...
... gentle look , she felt antagonism in the air and welcomed it . ' Look forwards , dear , always forwards . ' ' Or backwards , dear , sometimes backwards . ' Sally drank off Walter's concoction and set down her glass . ' I do admire the ...
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... gently , ' I'm falling in love again , ' guying it a little , she raised soft eyes saying , ' Six years since you ... gentle broken tune as they talked , as though something , however little , had to hold him away from her . ' Both ...
... gently , ' I'm falling in love again , ' guying it a little , she raised soft eyes saying , ' Six years since you ... gentle broken tune as they talked , as though something , however little , had to hold him away from her . ' Both ...
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