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Michael Tappenden
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in Gillingham Kent, The United Kingdom
April 10, 1942
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Hi Brenda. Happy to send you a copy of P to P. Let me have your address. Would you like me to sign it? Michael
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Pegasus to Paradise: Trauma, survival & the power of love in post-war Britain
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A Long Dark Rainbow
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Another strong review from BookLife which is further relief and reassurance that the writing is recognised. That's the problem with the creative process - you are bold enough to put stuff out there knowing that there may well be a shower of poison arrows heading back in your direction. What is also interesting are the slightly different views from different 'quality' reviewers (who can also be cr
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“Who made the law that men should die in meadows?
Who spake the word that blood should splash in lanes?
Who gave it forth that gardens should be boneyards?
Who spread the hills with flesh, and blood, and brains?
Who made the law?"
Leslie Coulson”
― Pegasus to Paradise
Who spake the word that blood should splash in lanes?
Who gave it forth that gardens should be boneyards?
Who spread the hills with flesh, and blood, and brains?
Who made the law?"
Leslie Coulson”
― Pegasus to Paradise
“Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you, for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
Aaron Hill”
― Pegasus to Paradise
And it stings you, for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
Aaron Hill”
― Pegasus to Paradise
“No one can say how far Herr Hitler's empire will extend before this war is over, but I have no doubt it will pass away perhaps more swiftly than Napoleon's empire and without its glory. The British spirit and temperment, bred in freedom, will prove more enduring and resilient than the most efficient mechanical discipline.
Winston Churchill”
― Pegasus to Paradise
Winston Churchill”
― Pegasus to Paradise
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“Who made the law that men should die in meadows?
Who spake the word that blood should splash in lanes?
Who gave it forth that gardens should be boneyards?
Who spread the hills with flesh, and blood, and brains?
Who made the law?"
Leslie Coulson”
― Pegasus to Paradise
Who spake the word that blood should splash in lanes?
Who gave it forth that gardens should be boneyards?
Who spread the hills with flesh, and blood, and brains?
Who made the law?"
Leslie Coulson”
― Pegasus to Paradise
“No one can say how far Herr Hitler's empire will extend before this war is over, but I have no doubt it will pass away perhaps more swiftly than Napoleon's empire and without its glory. The British spirit and temperment, bred in freedom, will prove more enduring and resilient than the most efficient mechanical discipline.
Winston Churchill”
― Pegasus to Paradise
Winston Churchill”
― Pegasus to Paradise
“Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you, for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
Aaron Hill”
― Pegasus to Paradise
And it stings you, for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
Aaron Hill”
― Pegasus to Paradise
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