The Widower's SonAllen, 1976 - 288 pages William's father, a Nottinghamshire coalminer, is proud of his son's military success, and annoyed when he gives up his life as a colonel in the artillery to become manager of a bowling alley. |
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... wait for the tea to be made ? ' he rapped out . ' It's not a borstal you're in . ' Behind William's head the enlarged and framed photograph of his father in full regimentals had returned to the wall , its eyes boring into his brain ...
... wait for the tea to be made ? ' he rapped out . ' It's not a borstal you're in . ' Behind William's head the enlarged and framed photograph of his father in full regimentals had returned to the wall , its eyes boring into his brain ...
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... wait and wander as it likes . What other relaxation is there for a technically minded man ? It's death though to be ... waiting for you when she could have it big and sweet from another man ? Such a thing became so common in the regiment ...
... wait and wander as it likes . What other relaxation is there for a technically minded man ? It's death though to be ... waiting for you when she could have it big and sweet from another man ? Such a thing became so common in the regiment ...
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... waiting call up . Others were soldiers on leave in civvies ; still more were spivs and lounge - abouts who'd never seen the inside of any army . Others were the twenty - one - year - old demobs who thought they had a right to boss the ...
... waiting call up . Others were soldiers on leave in civvies ; still more were spivs and lounge - abouts who'd never seen the inside of any army . Others were the twenty - one - year - old demobs who thought they had a right to boss the ...
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ALAN SILLITOE Albert Monk army artillery Ashfield battalion battery better bloke bloody Bren Carrier brigade Charlie dead door Doris drink Dukeries everything eyes face father feel felt fire fish and chips Georgina getting gharry glad glass gone grey gunner guns hair half hand happy hard Hazebrouck he'd Helen Hollebeke hoped Jacko Jane kissed knew Larkhill laughed live looked married mind morning mother Mount Kemmel move never night Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxton pulled pushed realised regiments Royal Artillery Scorton seemed Sergeant shell sleep smashed smell smiled smoke soldier sort sowjer stairfoot stay stood stopped straight talk tell There's thing told took trees trigonometry turned wait walked wall wanted What's whisky who'd William thought woman wondered wood Woodhurst Woolwich young
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Der Weg nach oben: englische Arbeiterromane, 1945-1978 Ingrid von Rosenberg Affichage d'extraits - 1980 |