WINTER READS!

I Shall Not Be Away Long

by Andrew Tatham

Fans of Andrew Tatham’s first book, , will be sure to enjoy his second too. reflects his trademark passion for a history project and his evoactive artistic eye. At the centre of the content of the book is a collection of 341 letters between Lt Col Charles Bartlett and his wife, Margaret, a West End actress, sent during the First World War. With beautifully clear photography (so that you feel as though you’re looking at the originals), accompanied by transcriptions (for ease of reading, to help you keep the flow rather than struggling with handwriting), the book leads you chronologically through the 589-day period over which the letters span. And on the way, the character of the protagonist comes through with human honesty. It’s not the tale of a flawless hero, but of an individual man, his weaknesses and foibles – and is all the more