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Saturday, March 14, 2015. A Life of the Twentieth Century by Irene Even. I firmly believe that we should never criticise others until we have a walked in their shoes. Do you recall that saying? I get a sense that the book has been toned down from the horrors that she would have observed. The patience that was exhibited to her husband is overwhelming and I am quite sure he deserved none of it. The decisions to move to Canada and to go into teaching, to follow her dreams.
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Strange Meeting by Susan Hill. John Hilliard, reticent and aged from his inaugural experiences of the war thus far, is haunted by nightmares whilst on sick leave. Hilliard is disillusioned with those at home for their naive ignorance and detachment from the grim reality of war. Upon returning to France Hilliard meets David Barton, an exuberant new recruit not yet sullied in battle or from the atrocities of war. What resonated with me most throughout my reading of Strange Meeting.
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Segunda-feira, 28 de fevereiro de 2011.