"War meant a perpetual postponement of life, yet one did not cease to grow old."
— Olivia Manning

January 1, 1970

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Novelists from EnglandPoets from EnglandWomen authors from EnglandPeople from PortsmouthWomen born in the 1900s
Original Language: English

Sources

Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy, book 3: Friends and Heroes, 1965.