John Boyne: It was letters that allowed me to enter the minds of soldiers from a century ago

The author of the Boy In The Striped Pyjamas immersed himself in the letters written between soldiers and their families when he was writing Stay Where You Are And Then Leave, which centres on Alfie, a composite of the children left behind in the first world war, confused and suffering, missing their fathers and brothers



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