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This is a series of letters between 19-year-old Miriam ( Mirren ) Barford, an Oxford student, and Lieutenant John ( Jock ) Lewes, who had joined the Welsh Guards at the outbreak of war in 1939. Mirren had met Jock at the wedding of his sister Elizabeth the previous year. Their developing love affair is chronicled in a narrative that reaches a tragic conclusion when Jock is killed in action on 30th December 1941. Jock Lewes was one of the co-founders of the original S.A.S. Editor Michael Wise is Mirren Barford's son and the letters were found at the time of her death in February 1992. After leaving Oxford she joined a military intelligence unit, met and married an American, Captian Carl Wise, and moved with him to the US after the war ended.Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN-139780751514414
eBay Product ID (ePID)88345193
Product Key Features
Book TitleJoy Street: a Wartime Romance in Letters
AuthorJock Lewes, Mirren Barford
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory
Publication Year1996
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages361 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width126mm
Item Weight302g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorMirren Barford, Jock Lewes
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 17 May, 2023
Two people romance in adversity
Historical record of life at that period of timeVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Feb, 2017
Good condition book
Looking forward to reading thisVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
