Injury Time: A MemoirPimlico, 2003 - 183 Seiten D.J. Enright died soon after putting the finishing touches to this memoir and commonplace book in which he muses upon his own condition and that of the world he knows he is leaving. With humanity and wit, he contemplates literature, manners, morals, people and the English language. |
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... nurse in Uganda , whose parents perished recently in a boat disaster on Lake Victoria , asking for a mere £ 200 towards her school dues . ' It is a blessing from God that I have been able to write to you . ' An omniscient God really ...
... nurse in Uganda , whose parents perished recently in a boat disaster on Lake Victoria , asking for a mere £ 200 towards her school dues . ' It is a blessing from God that I have been able to write to you . ' An omniscient God really ...
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... Nurses and patients alike tease him , just a little . He sees it as a compliment . Eric has his moments , usually powered by simple indignations . A new , motherly nurse asks him , ' Have you opened your bowels , Eric ? ' He can't ...
... Nurses and patients alike tease him , just a little . He sees it as a compliment . Eric has his moments , usually powered by simple indignations . A new , motherly nurse asks him , ' Have you opened your bowels , Eric ? ' He can't ...
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... nurse leads us to a shining room . ' Please wait here . ' After weeks of preparation , scan after scan , I am about to meet the much talked - of team leader . And in bounces Dr X , a middle - aged woman , waving a clipboard and beaming ...
... nurse leads us to a shining room . ' Please wait here . ' After weeks of preparation , scan after scan , I am about to meet the much talked - of team leader . And in bounces Dr X , a middle - aged woman , waving a clipboard and beaming ...
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