The horrors endured by the armed forces during the second world war are well documented. But less is known about the suffering of the women and children they left behind...
As the 80th anniversary of D-day approaches, a recently discovered box of letters gives fresh insight into what it was like for those at home, waiting for news...
The letters begin in spring 1944, when Gerard returns from leave to prepare to fight in Europe. Alice lives in a ramshackle rented cottage near Oldham, with Stephen, five, and Elizabeth, two...
She writes of her endeavors to feed and clothe her family during rationing, her pride in her husband and, as his letters cease around D-day, of her fears and loneliness.
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