Yeah, she must have been a strong girl! But maybe better than to hear nothing for weeks?

Cecil Lewis wrote a bit about his mum, and how she tried to hide her fears from this young,
dashing and daring son of hers - I cannot find the quote right now, but it brought tears
into my eyes - another top read: "Sagittarius rising".

Arthur Gould Lee also wrote "Open Cockpit", which is said to be great, but I haven't read it myself yet.