Letters from the Suitcase
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (742 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XG2XFB1 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"A fascinating read for anyone interested in UK social history & in other peoples' lives, a poignant wartime love story." according to A. I. McCulloch. Note: This is a review of a pre-publication copy of the book, supplied to review without cost via the Amazon Vine UK review scheme.A version of this review first appeared on Amazon UK.This set of recently discovered WWII correspondence between a young married English couple, David and Frances, is a book that tugs at the heartstrings throughout. We know at the outset that the correspondence stopped with the death of David from smallpox in India, whilst he was overseas on active service.The letters are no doubt fairly typical of many stored i
David was to die in India five years after their meeting, though his letters continued to reach Mary long after the event. Their affair was passionate, and in a swing of disgust at their class divide and the growing rise of fascism and the Nazi party in Europe, they joined the Communist Party. 'I still have that recurring fear of something happening to me before I see you again, and before I can tell you myself just how much and how often I've realised during the last few months that I love you completely and to the exclusion of all others. Letters from the Suitcase reveals the vivid, poignant and hugely detailed wartime correspondence between David and Mary Francis from 1938 to 1943, and a unique love story, s