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| Hunt begins for relatives of Ryedale 'love poem' book couple | Hunt begins for relatives of Ryedale 'love poem' book couple |
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| A charity shop worker who found a prayer book containing a personalised wartime love poem is appealing for help to reunite it with the family. | A charity shop worker who found a prayer book containing a personalised wartime love poem is appealing for help to reunite it with the family. |
| The book belonged to a couple in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, and turned up nearly 300 miles away at a charity shop in West Sussex. | The book belonged to a couple in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, and turned up nearly 300 miles away at a charity shop in West Sussex. |
| Shop worker Julie Angell said she wanted to reunite it with the couple's living relatives. | Shop worker Julie Angell said she wanted to reunite it with the couple's living relatives. |
| She said an appeal on social media had sparked a lot of interest. | She said an appeal on social media had sparked a lot of interest. |
| More on this and other local stories from across Yorkshire | More on this and other local stories from across Yorkshire |
| The book was given to Nancy Harrison by her husband Jim while he was serving in North Africa in 1943. | The book was given to Nancy Harrison by her husband Jim while he was serving in North Africa in 1943. |
| A hand-written message reads: "With love to Nancy, in remembrance of our wedding day, 14th September 1938." | A hand-written message reads: "With love to Nancy, in remembrance of our wedding day, 14th September 1938." |
| The book also contains a clipping of a love poem and other hand-written notes detailing key dates, such as the births of the couple's two children, and the marriages of other couples in the Ryedale community. | The book also contains a clipping of a love poem and other hand-written notes detailing key dates, such as the births of the couple's two children, and the marriages of other couples in the Ryedale community. |
| Mrs Angell, who works at St Barnabas House, Henfield, said the book was donated to the shop on Good Friday. | Mrs Angell, who works at St Barnabas House, Henfield, said the book was donated to the shop on Good Friday. |
| She said it was while she was looking through it she noticed the notes and poem. | She said it was while she was looking through it she noticed the notes and poem. |
| "I felt privileged to read it because it was so touching, and decided to share it with the Silversurfer community on Facebook," she said. | "I felt privileged to read it because it was so touching, and decided to share it with the Silversurfer community on Facebook," she said. |
| "It all went a bit bonkers." | "It all went a bit bonkers." |
| She said the couple had two children, Dorothy, who was born in Ryedale, in November 1940, and Ronald, who was born in York, in January 1947. | She said the couple had two children, Dorothy, who was born in Ryedale, in November 1940, and Ronald, who was born in York, in January 1947. |
| It is thought Dorothy died in childhood, but it is not known what happened to Ronald. | It is thought Dorothy died in childhood, but it is not known what happened to Ronald. |
| Mrs Angell said she hoped the appeal could help reunite the book with members of the family. | Mrs Angell said she hoped the appeal could help reunite the book with members of the family. |
| She added that attempts were being made to contact a 95-year-old female cousin of Jim Harrison, who was traced through a family history website. |