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BROWN,C.
Norris Lamb is the postmaster in a small English village. He dispenses stamps and takes charge of all mailings in and out of the village. Vida Stephens lives in a mansion in and out of the village.
Vida Stephens lives in a mansion in the village and is the loving caretaker for the past twenty years of Manfred Perry, an autistic "child." Manfred lost his mother at birth and his father doesn't know how to relate to his challenged, non-speaking son.
Now after all these many years, Norris becomes aware of his love for Vida, but is too shy to express it. He sends her unsigned love letters postmarked from various parts of the world. Vida of course is quite baffled by this.
This story is all the more tender because the lovers are no longer young, and the author understands that love is disconcerting at any age.
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