Nanna Cooper, my maternal grandmother, was recently sent a photo – or more precisely, a photocopy of a photo – of her grandfather.It was the first time in her 86 years she'd ever seen his image."He looks like he was a lovely man," she said in her beautifully soft Geordie voice.It was a touching moment in which she showed an almost-childlike affection. I recognised it – it was the similar wide-eyed love I feel for my own grandparents.This man, Daniel Catchpole...
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