(Paperback - English - 9781913013035)
Taken from a family archive held at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, Only Water Between tells the story of Captain Jack Adam and his family. From Doncaster, Jack is deployed to France in 1918, and must leave behind his beloved wife Gert and their three children, Jack, Peg, and Madge. Separated by war, letters from home are a lifeline. Containing unpublished extracts and images of personal correspondence and photos, Only Water Between depicts a unique--yet all too common--story of family separation during World War I. Lost for many years, even the letters themselves offer an exceptional narrative of discovery and reunion. Angela Clare portrays a relations ..