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"During the almost six years England was at war with Nazi Germany, Winifred and Bernard Schlesinger, ... film director John Schlesinger's parents, were ... thoroughly sundered from each other. Their only recourse was to write letters back and forth. And write they did ... In a way they were just picking up where they left off in 1918, at the end of their first long separation because of the Great War that swept Bernard away to some of Europe's bloodiest battlefields. The thousands of letters between them were part of an inheritance that ultimately came into the hands of their grandson"--Provided by publisher.;Don't like the name -- First love -- Going to war -- The long wait -- Safe haven -- The beginning -- The end of the beginning -- Empire -- The beginning of the end -- The end.

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E-Book Information

• Year: 2015;2017

• City: England;London;Großbritannien

• Pages: 305 pages ; 21 cm

• Language: English

• Identifier: 9781594204388,9780698410183,9780143109952,0143109952

• Org File Size: 9,288,740

• Extension: epub

• Tags: Assimilation BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical Einwanderung HISTORY / Jewish HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century Jews Jews--England--London Jews, German Jews, German--Cultural assimilation Jews, German--Cultural assimilation--England--London Jews, German--England--London Juden Love-letters Love-letters--England--London Spouses Spouses--England--London World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Biographies Personal correspondence Schlesinger, Bernard, -- 1896-1984 -- Correspondence Schlesinger, W

• Toc: Don't like the name --
  First love --
  Going to war --
  The long wait --
  Safe haven --
  The beginning --
  The end of the beginning --
  Empire --
  The beginning of the end --
  The end.