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Diary of a Wartime Affair

By: Doreen Bates
Narrated by: Christine Mackie
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London, 1934. Doreen Bates is working in the same office as E, an older married man. They strike up a passionate affair and Doreen records it all in her diary - secret midnight walks, countryside escapades and stolen moments of intimacy.

But Doreen longs for a child with E.

Despite all the taboos at the time and against the wishes of E, Doreen gets pregnant and is amazed when twins are born during the war. However, Doreen faces an uncertain future - will E ever leave his wife and join his new family? This is a story of a young woman forging her own path in a period of turbulence and uncertainty.

©2016 Doreen Bates (P)2017 Oakhill Publishing
21st Century Diaries & Journals Historical Letters & Correspondence Military Women World War

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"A fascinating period piece." (Sunday Express)

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