Lovely story, well researched. Another take on the impact of the rise of nazi Germany and the efforts of those who organised the kindertransport.Benny is an old man who came over to England on a kinder transport.Rose a palliative care nurse is hired to look after him in her family's old house.The...
No chance to talk to anyone about what had been revealed in Bohemia; I’d decided I preferred the old name for that part of the Czech Republic. As we pulled up in the stable yard Dad muttered a few words of thanks to me for accompanying him. I could barely frame a response. I dragged my bag up the...
June 1943 Dear Evie, Not sure about the date for this letter. Lost track of time again. Been working out on the next patch of ground to be cleared for the railway, breaking stones and clearing trees. Not much food. ‘Why do you write all these letters you’ll never post?’ Ma...
As she turned for the house she noticed how each movement she made felt as though it were happening leagues beneath the ocean. Must be the weight of the potatoes and carrots. Everyone was tired these days, Cousin Ulla said. The Whites had fed Alix well, but she’d been away from their well-stocked...