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Outlook: 21/07/2010

21/07/2010

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How a letter in a bottle took writer Karen Liebreich on a journey of discovery

Letter in a Bottle
In 2002 a bright blue tear-shaped bottle washed up on a beach in the south of England. The bottle contained a letter written in French - a farewell message to a thirteen year old boy called Maurice who had died. The woman who found the bottle sent it to the writer Karen Liebreich, who was so moved by the letter that she spent seven years trying to find out who had written it and why. Her book The Letter in the Bottle is out now.

What your Dad means to you 
More of your letters about the father figure in your life - and why he is a special influence.

Born a Girl - in Ghana 
Reporter Kate Howells re-visits Dzifa Atiase who lives in Ghana's capital, Accra. Dzifa gives an update on how her current life matches up to the teenage dreams she spoke about when we last visited her five years ago - and tells us how she is now helping other teenagers to build their lives


Above: Writer Karen Liebreich holds her blue bottle containing a letter which was washed up on a beach in the south of England

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