Every other girl in the class turned up in a sea of pastel-coloured nylon.

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But I also remember the jolt of wonder and delight I felt years ago reading Jean Rhys's novel, "Wide Sargasso Sea, " when I realized that Antoinette Cosway, the main character, was the girl who would one day marry Mr. Rochester and go mad in his attic at Thornfield.

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One day the lucky owner of Sea Axe may be similarly dismissive but, this week in Fort Lauderdale, this working class girl of Aberdeen is truly the best in show.

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The title refers to a small girl (Nikol Leidman) with an extraordinarily intense and open face who emerges from the sea outside Tel Aviv in bikini bottoms and a flotation tube.

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