Dear Mr Snippet, Roseanna Rolph
Dear Mr Snippet, Roseanna Rolph
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Dear Mr Snippet
A conversation in letters and diary entries from 1939 to 1945

Author: Roseanna Rolph

Narrator: Roseanna Rolph, Lucy Scott, Clive Hayward

Unabridged: 7 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/15/2025


Synopsis

My dearest Mr Snippet…
World War II has just begun, and newly-married John, a young cadet army officerfrom London, has been forced to leave behind his beloved wife Rita. As each of themdesperately try to hold onto their joint hopes and dreams, will fate grant them the futurethey dream of, or will the unpredictabilities of a relentless war conspire against them?
Through their passionate, witty and heartfelt letters, personal diary entries and familyphotographs, Dear Mr Snippet chronicles John and Rita’s parallel yet contrasting lives,lived through the tensions and brutalities of World War II, Dunkirk and the Battle ofNormandy.
Collated by their granddaughter, Roseanna Rolph, Dear Mr Snippet is a trulycompelling and unique historical memoir that transports readers back to another time,whilst shedding light on the struggles faced by military families to this day.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie on March 19, 2025

This is such a lovely and wonderful collection. It is so generous of the author and her family to allow us a glimpse into her grandparents’ life. I found it fascinating to learn more about daily life during WWII from letters and diary entries, and so special to see the tender love between John and R......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on March 26, 2025

Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review! Let me start by saying it is always difficult for me to rate books that are based on someone's life. It feels strange to give a star rating based on someone's personal experience, but if I let......more

Goodreads review by Angel **Book Junkie** on March 19, 2025

Thank you to NetGalley and Cranthorpe Millner Publishers for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This is a true glimpse of the life of John and Rita a soldier and his wife during the WWII. The author did a wonderful job of retelling the story while keeping it as close to reality as......more