Mr Mac And Me (2014)
“She has seen his mother at the Monday market, and although she has no actual news, Mrs Kerridge tells her that is only because no one is allowed to know the exact whereabouts of his ship. They could be sailing the rivers of Egypt, or round the tip of Africa, but the information must remain secret in case it is intercepted and a submarine picks up the news. The town is still reeling from the men they lost when the Aboukir went down, her back broken by a single torpedo, two other ships destroyed ...when they went to her rescue. Fifteen hundred men lost in an hour. And our men, the ten that were from Southwold, their names are pinned up outside the town hall, and there’s talk of putting up a memorial to them in the market square.
‘Did you tell her Jimmy’s not written?’ I ask. But she scowls at me and slams out of the door.
Mrs Mac is back. I pretend to be surprised, although I know from Mac’s letters to expect her. He has worked hard to finish his painting of the harbour and I stop by the hut to see how it came out.MoreLess
‘Did you tell her Jimmy’s not written?’ I ask. But she scowls at me and slams out of the door.
Mrs Mac is back. I pretend to be surprised, although I know from Mac’s letters to expect her. He has worked hard to finish his painting of the harbour and I stop by the hut to see how it came out.MoreLess
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