LETTER: Peek into another world
Remarkable introduction to transgenderism
Tom Robbins’ profile of Jan Morris refers (“Jan Morris, travel writer, hailed as the Flaubert of the Jet Age, 1926-2020 (https://www.businesslive.co.za/ft/life/2020-11-25-jan-morris-travel-writer-hailed-as-the-flaubert-of-the-jet-age-1926-2020/)”, November 25).
The Morrises and Chances were family friends and neighbours near the North Wales village of Llanystumdwy. I remember visiting the Morrises’ home around 1972, as James was transitioning into Jan. While walking in their garden my father was called upon to rescue their youngest son from his treehouse which had caught fire, as James/Jan looked on admiringly...
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