"The curtains were covered in dust and smog, like the rest of the city, both slowly decaying in their age."
Widow and Lonely!
As you can tell from the short context, she is trying to convince Vivien to console with her because she is lonely.
some examples are history book and other things in relation to history
It was HACCP or hazard analysis or critical control points bro
There are innumerable items like eatables- vegetables, fruits,grains,pulses,dresses,cosmetics, books, pens)
books=usa/china fruits/centralamerica/sudamerica