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Part Two 10 Almost Home and Noel

Posted on December 5, 2014 by petegrafton

Part Two Chapter 10: Almost Home and Noel In the nine week gap in this collection of correspondence between Mum and Len, this is the first letter of Mum’s since her last one of 18 April, 1948. Len is … Continue reading →

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Part Two 3: Life as Medicine

Posted on October 17, 2014 by petegrafton

Part Two 3: Life As Medicine “Some of the English girls don’t seem alive at all – they take life as a sort of medicine.” – Vera, a young Russian, quoted by Len, 28 August, 1947. 18 … Continue reading →

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Part Two 10 Almost Home and Noel

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