In late January 1947, Britain experienced one of the harshest winters in its history. For weeks, snow fell almost nonstop. London’s streets turned white, railway bridges hung heavy with icicles, and even parts of the Thames froze over. But alongside the winter’s beauty came great hardship. Coal was scarce in postwar Britain, so families wore […]

He disappeared without warning. One night, I came back to the apartment we shared and found it stripped bare. He had terminated our lease, emptied our joint bank account, and left without a word. I was suddenly facing surgery in a week, no savings, and less than a month to find a new home. In […]