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A celebration of moments under the microscope in Jeanette Winterson's tale of desire.

Original writing This article is more than 22 years old The white room This article is more than 22 years old Jeanette Winterson Fri 16 Jul 2004 20.35 EDT Share Prefer the Guardian on Google The white room is not mine. One window frames an ash tree. One window lenses the world. From the wide lens of your window I can see an album of ordinary life. There's a woman unfolding a music stand with metallic determination. She picks up a flute, begins to play, and soap bubbles of notes break against your glass. The music is floating but the woman is standing very still. The strange thing about her is

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