Dearest Chris Louise Brealey reads Bessie Moore s love letter

Louise Brealey reads Bessie Moores love letter to Chris Barker In September 1943, Chris Barker was serving as a signalman in North Africa when he decided to brighten the long days of war by writing to old friends. One of these was Bessie Moore, a former work colleague. The unexpected warmth of Bessie s reply changed their lives forever. Crossing continents and years, their funny, affectionate and intensely personal letters are a remarkable portrait of a love played out against t