The Bridport Literary Festival 2018

War is suffered by so many people in so many ways. Those who go to War on behalf of their country, and the loved ones that are left behind without the knowledge that they will ever be reunited.

The Very White of Love is a powerful story of love and war based on the author’s heart-wrenching family history and genuine love letters found hidden in a chocolate box. Simon Worrall discusses both the pain and the joy of putting together a narrative which has had such an impact on his life. The exchange of letters between Martin Preston and Nancy Whelan blossoms in September 1938 and comes to a brutal end in September 1940.