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Kew Gardens

by Virginia Woolf

1978•Norwood Editions•EN
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Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf

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“The petals curled their edges and showed the spots of color.”

Nature doesn't care about our human problems. The flowers keep blooming while we worry about money or war.

“He appeared to be considering the next step.”

Waiting for a decision feels like a life or death moment. Even a snail pausing before a dry leaf feels heavy with tension.

“They were soon lost in the crowd.”

Life is just a series of brief flashes. We appear for a second in the sunlight and then we vanish.

“The ghost of his mother-in-law had stood by the lake.”

Every person walking through the park is lost in their own head. They look at the flowers but think about dead relatives or old ghosts.

Details
Published
1978
Publisher
Norwood Editions
ISBN
9780848269777
Language
EN

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