I am rewriting parts of The Roads to Freedom
The ending will change as Mathieu survives the war
When the church tower is shelled the bell falls over him
He is injured and rendered unconscious
And is not found by the Germans who search the ruins
Later he is found quite by accident by the villagers
Who tend to his wounds and months later send him to England
He works with the Free French and stays in London
But is unable to fight again because of his injuries
His survival troubles him as he considers that he should have died
But he is consoled by the fact that he is doing his bit for France
During his time in London he runs into Ivich and they conduct a brief affair
But he is no longer in love with her and the affair fizzles out even though they remain friends
Mathieu returns to Paris in late 1944 and finds his old apartment free
He is asked to teach again and begins to move in his previous circles
Although not all of its members have survived the war a notable death is that of Daniel
Who he finds had committed suicide two years previously after finding out that has a serious disease
About a year later on a railway station in the suburbs of Paris he bumps into Irene
And that is as far as I have got
It is good very good Anna
Will you publish these notes
It will be a pleasure to do so
I am so glad that you have returned Outlaw
I am glad to be back
Anna will be so excited when she hears the news
Where is she
She is in Dover with Jasmine Tea
Did you write that part of this fiction Anna
I am afraid that I did
You do not mind do you
No not a bit
I encourage you to write
There is a freshness to your work
Is this beach furniture new
Yes
Do you like them
Very much as there is more space
I do not remember writing about this furniture
That is because Anna wrote about them when you were away