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One can’t help asking the “what if” questions. Would Fonfon have made it back to France if he had fallen … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 17
One can’t help asking the “what if” questions. Would Fonfon have made it back to France if he had fallen … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 17
Between 28th February and 23rd May there is an unexplained gap in the correspondence. Toutou and Zézé kept a list … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 16
And so the months dragged on. Parcels and letters arrived – or didn’t – Riri and Fonfon talked about the … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 15
By now the brothers’ stock of clothing is running perilously low. Despite the best efforts of the woman they have … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 14
Note: I did wonder whether I should pause in the telling of Riri and Fonfon’s story in the light of … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 13
Although they are young and strong, their living and working conditions are beginning to take a toll on the brothers’ … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 12
After Christmas Riri and Fonfon receive a letter, sent by their sisters in early December, which contains the news that … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 11
It’s 1944 and the war is entering its fifth January. Fifty two months since the Allies declared war on Germany. … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 10
It’s pretty quiet around here, not much happening as we settle into the cold season. With the first snows the … Continue reading Brèves de comptoir
On November 29th Riri writes to his sisters to say that Fonfon is back at work and his hand has … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 9