Christine Estima

Christine Estima is a freelance writer and spoken word artist in Toronto.

Details of Edward Northern's wartime love letters to Margaret Usher. (Credit: Giordano Ciampini)

WWII letters from Canadian hero reveal beautiful love story

by Christine Estima

Writer Christine Estima traces a story of romance and fate after stumbling upon the letters in a Toronto market.

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