20. A Terrific Surprise

Chapter 20: A Terrific Surprise, focuses on the arrival in October 1947 of a letter from Jim, in which he makes an unexpected apology to Norah for his and Danny’s treatment of her. He then reverts to type, sending a handful of smutty letters in which Norah shows no interest. The chapter ends with my discovery of Danny’s secret, via Ancestry.co.uk. Despite all the hints, this comes as a shocking revelation, not least because the reader is aware that Norah has no idea of the depths of the two men’s’ deception.