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Revealing family war-time stories.

Life challenged during the Forties.

Journeys grounded through lengthy

blends of absence and heartache.

Benevolent shades of feisty frustration.

Partnered voices, rich of poetic measure.

‘I almost kissed the postman today.

There goes the ‘All Clear’. Learning my lines,

this time a leading role. Our shop’s sugar

allowance down to a quarter.’

‘Did you see the

article on Brooke’s poetry?’

‘Army’s

assigned new uniforms? Raining a lot!’

‘Find relativity between matrimony

and war, a never-ending suspense of

thwarted thought. Did I say

in my last letter

that I love you?’

‘What will you teach me

if I show you

how to dance, Lou?’

‘Dear Eve,

honest chats

and cosy fireside cuddles.’

Married a week. Absent, for over four years.