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Viewer warning: This episode contains discussion of torture.
Katherine Mansfield's link with Odette Hallowes, World War II spy
A smuggled copy of Katherine Mansfield's letters, published in 1925, was given to Odette, Britain's most decorated spy in World War II.
Odette was caught by the Germans in France, brutally tortured, and transferred to the notorious Ravensbrück concentration camp. She survived Ravensbrück, suffering from starvation and torture. She refused to disclose names or information.
Many years later, her family found a battered, disguised copy of The Letters of Katherine Mansfield. Odette had copied sections of Mansfield's letters, especially those relating to 'the outside world of nature'. This book was recently handed to the Imperial War Museum.
We reveal this intriguing link with Mansfield through Odette's relatives, Nicole Miller-Hard and her daughter, who live in Aotearoa.
Odette Hallows Photo: AC Productions
Nicole Odette Miller-Hard Photo: AC Productions
Katherine Mansfield Photo: AC Productions
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