Bertie, May and Mrs Fish. Xandra Bingley

      

      BERTIE, MAY AND MRS FISH

       Country Memories of Wartime

      Xandra Bingley

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       Dedication

      For my grandparents Elizabeth and Noel Bingley Eva and Hubert Lenox-Conyngham

       Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

Copyright

Note to Readers

       Dedication

Introductions

1 HOMEFIELD

2 WARTIME

       3 MRS FISH

       4 COWS

       5 YARD

       6 PATRICK

       7 NIGHT

       8 BLESSINGS

       9 HUNTING

       10 KISS-ME-QUICK

       11 HORSE

       12 CHRISTMAS

       13 GALLOP AWAY

       P.S. Ideas, Interviews & Features …

       About the Author

       Q and A with Xandra Bingley

       Life at a Glance

       Top Ten Favourite Books

       About the Book

       How My Memory Works

       Read On

       If You Loved This, You Might Like …

       Acknowledgements

       About the Author

       Praise

       About the Publisher

       Introductions

      It never harms to exaggerate in the direction of truth.

       Henri Matisse, to an art student

      Across the snowy hills some galloping horsemen are chasing a single