I Told Her... The Story Behind the Words

A yellowed, typed letter dated August 6, 1982, from Mary Grant, a 97-year-old resident of Crawfordburn Old Peoples Home, to Mr. A. Walker of Rank Zerol Ltd. in Belfast. The letter expresses gratitude for a birthday gift, a transistor radio, and describes her loneliness and the kindness of strangers. The final sentence reveals her blunt, humorous response to her roommate Mrs. James asking to use her radio: 'I told her to fuck off.'

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