Gone Fishing (2012)
“The quality of light shifts from thin and wintry to richly tropical. Two hours later, she makes it quickly through customs and immigration and through the International terminal to the escalators leading to the rail shuttle service to the city. At Central Station, she waits at the bus stop. The switch from icy to hot weather is almost an assault. Every so often she checks the schedule printed on the sign. The bus is running late.
By the time the double-length blue people carrier with its ac...cordion midriff screeches to a halt in a cloud of thick exhaust, she has stripped to a T-shirt and pulled off her woollen socks. After just ten days in Britain, the tan on her arms has faded to a faint stain. She stands aside while people stumble down steps and onto the footpath to head off in different directions. When the last passenger, a young woman with an iPod plugged into her ears and wearing denim shorts over thick black stockings like she can’t decide on the season, topples out, Kate steps on board.MoreLess
By the time the double-length blue people carrier with its ac...cordion midriff screeches to a halt in a cloud of thick exhaust, she has stripped to a T-shirt and pulled off her woollen socks. After just ten days in Britain, the tan on her arms has faded to a faint stain. She stands aside while people stumble down steps and onto the footpath to head off in different directions. When the last passenger, a young woman with an iPod plugged into her ears and wearing denim shorts over thick black stockings like she can’t decide on the season, topples out, Kate steps on board.MoreLess
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