How a young Island couple were separated by war, told through their letters to family and friends. A collection of nearly 400 letters were discovered in a Victorian house on the Isle of Wight in 2013. They had been written during the First World War by Bob Brimson, a soldier serving in the Royal Engineers in the trenches on the Western Front and his family on the Isle of Wight, and in particular to his fiancee, Mabel Attrill. They present a snapshot of family life on the Isle of Wight in the shadow of war. From the hardship of the Front to daily life at home, these letters are first-hand social history, telling personal stories in intimate detail.

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Title: From Newport To The Somme: A Collection of Letters
Publisher: Now and Then Books, United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2017
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0956507670
ISBN 13: 9780956507679
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Illustrated in black and white and colour
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New

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Traditional bookshop, with over 100,000 books in ten rooms, open Monday to Saturday 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM, Sunday 10.00 AM to 4.00 PM. Registered company, amount of share capital �100,000, registration number 4524365, authorized representative M.D. Sames.

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Ryde Bookshop Ltd
The Ryde Bookshop Ltd.,, 135 High Street, Ryde,, Isle of Wight, PO33 2RJ, United Kingdom

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