“My dearest one" Benedict Cumberbatch reads Chris Barker’s letter to Bessie Moore
Letter taken from My Dear Bessie (Chris Barker & Bessie Moore), edited and introduced by Simon Garfield (Canongate)
Benedict Cumberbatch reads the letter for LETTERS LIVE.
LETTERS LIVE is a series of curated, live events that celebrates the enduring power of literacy correspondence.
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Benedict Cumberbatch reads Chris Barker’s love letter to Bessie Moore (29 January 1945)
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 the backdrop of the Second World War. Above all, their story is a stirring example of the power of lette
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