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Copyright © Jennifer Ryan 2017
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Source ISBN: 9780008163709
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Version: 2017-10-30
To my grandmother, Mrs Eileen Beckley,
and the women of the Home Front
Contents
Letter from Miss Edwina Paltry to her sister, Clara
Letter from Venetia Winthrop to Angela Quail
Letter from Miss Edwina Paltry to her sister, Clara
Letter from Miss Edwina Paltry to her sister, Clara
Letter from Flt Lt Henry Brampton-Boyd to Venetia Winthrop
Letter from Venetia Winthrop to Angela Quail
Letter from Miss Edwina Paltry to her sister, Clara
Letter from Venetia Winthrop to Angela Quail
Letter from Miss Edwina Paltry to her sister, Clara
Letter from Venetia Winthrop to Angela Quail
Letter from Colonel Mallard to his sister, Mrs Maud Green, in Oxford
Letter from Flt Lt Henry Brampton-Boyd to Venetia Winthrop
Note from Miss Edwina Paltry to Brigadier Winthrop
Letter from Miss Edwina Paltry to her sister, Clara
Letter from Venetia Winthrop to Angela Quail