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Herman Wouk (1915-2019) was born in New York to Russian Jewish immigrant parents, originally from Minsk. Like many before them, Abraham Wouk and Esther, née Levine settled in the Bronx, where Abraham built from scratch a large and successful laundry business. Herman attended the selective Townsend Harris Hall Prep School, progressing to Columbia University. He…
Rebecca West was the pseudonym adopted by Cicely Isabel Fairfield (1892-1983). She was the youngest of three daughters born to Charles Fairfield (1841-1906), an Anglo-Irish journalist and author, and Isabella Campbell Mackenzie (1854-1921), a Scotswoman, who, prior to marriage, had been a concert pianist. Fairfield had a colourful past. He had served in the Rifle…
Our last walking holiday in the Cinque Terre was chosen by Tracy, so it was my choice this time round. I selected Norway’s Lofoten Islands, also with HF Holidays. We booked their penultimate trip of the season, from 26 August to 2 September. While the UK endured successive heatwaves, summer in northern Norway had been…
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