Suddenly, she heard a loud bang, a thump and a scream that caused her to jump from the bed. The hair on the back of her neck stood straight up and her body became one big goosebump.
For years, I worked seven-day weeks, through birthdays and most public holidays, Christmases and New Year__ Eves included. I worked mornings and afternoons, resuming work after dinner. I remember feeling as if life were a protracted exercise in pulling myself out of a well by a rope, and that rope was work.
Mama: Dispatches from the Frontline of Love
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For years, I worked seven-day weeks, through birthdays and most public holidays, Christmases and New Year__ Eves included. I worked mornings and afternoons, resuming work after dinner. I remember feeling as if life were a protracted exercise in pulling myself out of a well by a rope, and that rope was work.
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