My dear Bessie : a love story in letters /
by Barker, Chris; Moore, Bessie; Garfield, Simon.
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BookPublisher: Edinburgh : Canongate, 2015Description: 371 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781782115670 (pbk.) :; 1782115676 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 920 BARSubject(s): Barker, Chris -- Correspondence | Moore, Bessie -- Correspondence | World War, 1939-1945 -- Sources | Love-letters -- Great Britain | Biography | BiographySummary: In September 1943, Chris Barker was serving as a signalman in North Africa when he decided to brighten the long days of war by writing to old friends. One of these was Bessie Moore, a former work colleague. The unexpected warmth of Bessie's reply changed their lives forever. Crossing continents and years, their funny, affectionate and intensely personal letters are a remarkable portrait of a love played out against the backdrop of the Second World War. Above all, their story is a stirring example of the power of letters to transform ordinary lives.
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| 920 BAL Mr. B : George Balanchine's twentieth century / | 920 BAL Different aspects : a memoir / | 920 BAN Going infinite : the rise and fall of a new tycoon / | 920 BAR My dear Bessie : a love story in letters / | 920 BAR Remembering Ronnie Barker | 920 BAR A better me | 920 BAR A different stage / |
In September 1943, Chris Barker was serving as a signalman in North Africa when he decided to brighten the long days of war by writing to old friends. One of these was Bessie Moore, a former work colleague. The unexpected warmth of Bessie's reply changed their lives forever. Crossing continents and years, their funny, affectionate and intensely personal letters are a remarkable portrait of a love played out against the backdrop of the Second World War. Above all, their story is a stirring example of the power of letters to transform ordinary lives.
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