His mother sent him a pair of woolly gloves and a Christmas card which also contained a lengthy letter; bombs had fallen but she is safe. She’s doing her bit for the war effort by working in the Middleton munitions factory and Dad’s still posted down on the south coast, he sends his love. His mother also writes in blissful ignorance about how she’s sure he’s safe and well and happy in his rural idyll, before signing off and sending a million kisses.

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