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Letitia Mason

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I write novels on South Sudan. If you are interested in Africa, social justice, and ending extreme poverty, then you might enjoy this fictional heroine, Maria, and her family saga based on real events.

I fell in love with Africa in the 1970s when I spent nine months in a Harambee school in Kenya built and resourced by the local community with help from overseas volunteers.

I have returned ever since through visits, reading, and writing. Short term missions with a peace and reconciliation charity working with the Episcopal Church of South Sudan have given me an insight into the ordinary lives of the people , and the hardships they face.

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Letitia Mason When I was growing up in Kent, we heard stories about th Second World War, always told as a bit of a joke, grandpa having a bomb dropped on him in the…moreWhen I was growing up in Kent, we heard stories about th Second World War, always told as a bit of a joke, grandpa having a bomb dropped on him in the outside toilet, Mum doing her A levels under the desk.
As I have grown up and read more about the Blitz I have realised how truly scary being in the path of Hitler's bombers would have been. My friends have memories of similar stories. There must have been deep trauma and psychological damage but our parents and grandparents laughed and carried on. I would like to write a book on why they did this, and how this group approach to recovering from the war evolved.(less)
Letitia Mason I ask myself which of the characters is giving me a problem and write a few paragraphs about the appearance, background, motivation of that character;…moreI ask myself which of the characters is giving me a problem and write a few paragraphs about the appearance, background, motivation of that character; then I go back to the story.(less)
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I went to a book launch a few days ago. A friend has written about how ATD Fourth World’s work with families in distress started at Frimhurst Family House. It tells the inspiring story of a young woman, Mary Rabagliati, who refused to settle for her parent’s ambitions that she make a good marriage and instead struck out on her own to build a better life for struggling families.

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