This is an emotional and inspiring read about a mixed-race couple who, despite the backlash from their community, family, and clergyman, withstood their ground, proving that love conquers all.
Trudy Menard, a British native, and Barclay Patoir, born in British Guiana, now called Guyana, have shared a long-lasting relationship. However, for these two, it was not love at first sight. In fact, Menard was initially skeptical about being in the same room with Patoir, a former engineer.
Eventually, they became friends, and their relationship blossomed into a romance that had been in existence for more than seven decades.
In 2017, these two unlikely couples of their generation, a white woman and a black man revealed how their strong love blurred their differences and fought through the prejudices witnessed.
THE FEAR PRECEDING THE LOVE
Trudy would never have met Barclay if she had retained her job at Bryant and May’s match factory. Following the destruction of the building in a bomb attack, she sought a new job at Rootes aircraft factory in Speke.
Simultaneously, Barclay migrated to Britain, volunteering for British Guiana’s mother country, as there was a lack of engineering skills due to World War II…CONTINUE READING