Dear Rimini and Benedict, You didn't deserve ill-humour and rebuff, and I had no right to send you off with empty hearts when all you were asking was… - Patricia Grace

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Dear Rimini and Benedict,
You didn't deserve ill-humour and rebuff, and I had no right to send you off with empty hearts when all you were asking was to get to know your 'father'.
'Father' is what you said.
You probably think I'm still a bit loony. It's probably true.
After you'd gone I kept thinking about my war notebooks. Everything I could tell you, more than I could ever tell you about your 'father', is contained in them.

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About Patricia Grace

Patricia Frances Grace (born 17 August 1937) is a New Zealand author of novels, short stories and children's books. She was the first female Māori writer to publish a collection of short stories, Waiariki (1975) and has since written seven novels, seven short-story collections, a non-fiction biography and an autobiography.

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Birth Name: Patricia Gunson
Alternative Names: Patricia Frances Grace Patricia Frances Gunson
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