How a begonia cutting helped Emma Freud finally get to know her great-grandfather Sigmund.
Family history was a forbidden subject – until the gift of a plant led me to dig up my past.
Emma Freud
Columnist, script editor, executive producer Comic Relief, rabbit owner, Mary Berry once came to my house.
Emma Freud 
Damn, you can write, Emma.
I know this will just go into a box but I’m sending it anyway. Much love, Bruce (of Bruce & T)
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aw thanks Bruce. never enjoyed writing anything more than that article. was SO exciting. Hope you and T are well. i miss you both. Em.
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Dear Emma,
individuals are complicated; families are exponentially more complicated than individuals.
On top of that is the truth that was once explained to me, that “you will never know the truth about the past”. There’s no reason to be burdened by the idiosyncrasies and foibles of our ancestors and relatives. Happily, we have the relative freedom and luxury and prerogative to forge our own lives. 🍀
By the way, you and your husband have made some delightful movies.
cheers,
Joel
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