Hiroshima Joe: A NovelPicador, 2013 M10 8 - 304 pages One of the most powerful novels about the experience of war, first published in 1985 |
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Page 24
... moved . Very gently , so that he did not leave tell - tale scratch marks on the parquet floor , Sandingham shifted the bed a few inches to one side . Then , with his fingernail , he prised up the wooden tile which rested under one of ...
... moved . Very gently , so that he did not leave tell - tale scratch marks on the parquet floor , Sandingham shifted the bed a few inches to one side . Then , with his fingernail , he prised up the wooden tile which rested under one of ...
Page 26
... evening , and there was only one way to do that . The sun had moved away from the front of the hotel by the time Sandingham walked through the lobby . The bar was closed and the glassware was dull , lacking the sparkle it 26 HIROSHIMA JOE.
... evening , and there was only one way to do that . The sun had moved away from the front of the hotel by the time Sandingham walked through the lobby . The bar was closed and the glassware was dull , lacking the sparkle it 26 HIROSHIMA JOE.
Page 33
... moved with speed between the tables , balancing trays laden with pots of tea , small cakes and buns , and ices or tall sundaes in glasses . One of the Chinese waiters approached him and he ordered iced lemon tea . The man did not give ...
... moved with speed between the tables , balancing trays laden with pots of tea , small cakes and buns , and ices or tall sundaes in glasses . One of the Chinese waiters approached him and he ordered iced lemon tea . The man did not give ...
Page 37
... moved on . It was still early in the evening and the US sailors , whose ships were dry of alcohol , had not yet hit shore for a hard drinking night out ; nor had Murray Barracks yet released its hoard of British squaddies for whatever ...
... moved on . It was still early in the evening and the US sailors , whose ships were dry of alcohol , had not yet hit shore for a hard drinking night out ; nor had Murray Barracks yet released its hoard of British squaddies for whatever ...
Page 41
... moved it up his leg as she took her first sip of the real drink . Then , quietly , she asked him , ' You got money tonight , Joe ? ' ' Some , ' he replied . Even with Lucy he was cagey about finances . ' Enough ? You got enough ? ' He ...
... moved it up his leg as she took her first sip of the real drink . Then , quietly , she asked him , ' You got money tonight , Joe ? ' ' Some , ' he replied . Even with Lucy he was cagey about finances . ' Enough ? You got enough ? ' He ...
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