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Emma Brockes: She left me the gun - my mother's life before me
Growing up in an English village, Emma Brockes knew very little of her mother’s life before her. She knew Paula had grown up in South Africa and had seven siblings. She’d even heard mention of a trial. But most of the past was a mystery. After her mother’s death Emma decided to investigate Paula’s untold story and discovers a dark secret.
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