Valerie longed to see her son. They’ve never been apart for this long before and not even being allowed to call him on the telephone broke his mother’s heart. Having witnessed her own brother having to endure being a petticoated boy, along with two cousins and one nephew, Valerie knows that they do eventually come to terms with their new life. Her brother Wilfred became a successful business man and is married with two daughters. Her cousin George works in a posh hotel on the south coast and Melvin married an older woman who has him well and truly wrapped around her finger.
A Tough Journey Scene 12
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