Letter/Story 66 Part A Background.

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Hello from Shandra.

            I was involved in Anne’s story back in Letter 61, where I had helped write about how Hansini had first found out about the Letters Series and how she and her husband became involved. That letter was supposed to have been sent by Joseph, and so, since they left for New Zealand straight after that, they could only tell us part of Hansini’s story. We needed to write the other half, a task which was given to me.

            When we came to write Hansini’s story, I was wondering where I should start and how I would do this. We began with the idea that Amita had asked Hansini to write her story before she had a chance to read any of the others. It was obvious that this was her story, which was going to have to overlap Joseph’s earlier one. While reading that other story again, I was looking for ways I could tell this same story but from Hansini’s viewpoint instead of Joseph’s.
            Here is the result. Is there too much repeated material? I hope not, but maybe there is. Part A really covers most of what has already been covered to some extent in other stories, but I hope for a fresh viewpoint from a new character in the Letters Series.

            Next week, in Part B, Hansini will continue with her story to cover events we have not seen before. Keep in mind that all through this period, we are building towards the big story of this volume, where Katrina, the young servant-girl, begins writing her series of stories. A lot of what we cover in these stories is setting the scene for Katrina to build on.

            Kia Kaka - Kia Kaha.
                  Be safe - Be strong.
                        Shandra.

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