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From Newbury With Love Anna Horsbrugh-Porter

From Newbury With Love By Anna Horsbrugh-Porter

From Newbury With Love by Anna Horsbrugh-Porter


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Summary

Harold Edwards first wrote to Marina Aidova in 1971 in response to an Amnesty International letter-writing campaign. The two families corresponded until Harold's death in 1986. This is a book about a rare kind of friendship and a reminder that small good deeds really can make all the difference.

From Newbury With Love Summary

From Newbury With Love: Letters of friendship across the Iron Curtain by Anna Horsbrugh-Porter

'I am very grateful to you for your kind wishes of a happy birthday for me and I wish you as well, good health and every success in your activities. I am a first class schoolgirl. I learn ballet and study English. And what are you?' In 1971 an elderly English bookseller, Harold Edwards, chanced upon a list of names printed by Amnesty International as part of a letter-writing campaign. It gave details of families of Soviet political prisoners who needed support. Harold had travelled to St Petersburg in his youth and remained passionate about Russian literature, and wrote to the Aidovs because the daughter, Marina, aged 7, had a birthday on the day before his. This was the beginning of a correspondence between the Aidov family and Harold and his wife Olive that changed the course of all of their lives. The letters are written with immense humanity, understanding and affection, and kept Marina's mother, Lera, from utter despair. The collection shows the power of a single family to make a difference to lives on the other side of the world.

From Newbury With Love Reviews

ordinary stories about ordinary lives - but swapped at a time when it was extraordinary to have such contacts between families from opposite sides of the Iron Curtain -- Sean Coughlan * BBC News Magazine online *
They [the letters] are a reminder of a time that was both more sinister and more innocent. Most of all, though, they are an incredibly touching portrait of two families' ordinary, everyday lives. -- Viv Groskop * Sunday Express *
One of the most moving books you'll ever read -- John O'Connell * Time Out *

About Anna Horsbrugh-Porter

Marina Aidova works as an English translator for international organisations including the IMF.

Additional information

GOR000883781
9781861978608
186197860X
From Newbury With Love: Letters of friendship across the Iron Curtain by Anna Horsbrugh-Porter
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Profile Books Ltd
2006-09-07
288
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - From Newbury With Love