Hi Josie
Do you remember a few years ago when we visited Agatha in Cholsey
You said then that you would like to write crime fiction
But you never got around to it
What wasted years as if this gem is anything to go by
You apologised for copying my minimalist style
You have stolen nothing it is like using the colour red
There is something remote about this story
A crime lost in history
The subject is raw but although foul
You treat it in a matter of fact way
Were both share the same views
About male homosexuality
But you do not sensationalise the murder
Do try to write some more of these
Or if you already have written others
Please forward them to me
On another subject
I have purchased Mummy’s present
Dennis contacted me and said that six dolls
Based on the Dagenham Girl Pipers
Had shown up and would I be interested
I jumped at the chance as Mummy loves her dolls
These dolls are some years old but in pristine condition ***
You can never go wrong as Mummy and dolls are a great mix
I notice that you have sent something from Greece
Mummy mentioned it on the phone yesterday
*** Dennis actually sold me eight dolls
But two were slightly damaged
So I have set them aside for you
They are both in your room wrapped in white tissue
For some unknown reason it reminds me
Of the P.D.James novel
Shroud for a Nightingale
They are awaiting your return sis
And please send me some more respectable photographs
As you are after all the daughter of a vicar
Re the missing commandments
If you trip over them be sure to let me know
Travel safely
Please apart from the respectable photographs
Send me some railway photographs
Joe xxx