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Jean Graham,
née Williamson
Winston
Graham
Life and times continued
The call of Cornwall was strong for all the family and most summers Rosamund
and Douglas with their children joined Winston and Jean at West Pentire for a
and Douglas with their children joined Winston and Jean at West Pentire for a
re-injection of Cornish air at the Crantock Bay Hotel which is owned by the
Eyles family and who remain good friends to this day.
Eyles family and who remain good friends to this day.
In 1966 at the age of 54 Jean suffered a severe stroke. Never daunted, she and
Winston continued to travel extensively visiting thirty-two countries over a
period of twenty-five years as well as entertaining their many friends at the
house in Sussex. Jean died in December 1992. Winston lived on, active and
writing, enjoying the company of friends including many of the stars of Poldark,
and regaling all with his vast memory store of poetry and anecdotes.
Winston continued to travel extensively visiting thirty-two countries over a
period of twenty-five years as well as entertaining their many friends at the
house in Sussex. Jean died in December 1992. Winston lived on, active and
writing, enjoying the company of friends including many of the stars of Poldark,
and regaling all with his vast memory store of poetry and anecdotes.
Winston died in his home at Abbotswood, Buxted, East Sussex on 10th July 2003.
He was 95 and had continued writing and publishing to the very end. Most of the
obituaries, unsurprisingly, got the date of his birth wrong as Winston never talked
about his age and, as he grew older, made increasing efforts to conceal it. When
asked, he replied that if publishers knew how old he was they would be less
interested in his work and less willing to publish him.
He was 95 and had continued writing and publishing to the very end. Most of the
obituaries, unsurprisingly, got the date of his birth wrong as Winston never talked
about his age and, as he grew older, made increasing efforts to conceal it. When
asked, he replied that if publishers knew how old he was they would be less
interested in his work and less willing to publish him.
His legacy of books and stories, which new generations delight in reading suggest
that in this, at least, he was quite wrong.
that in this, at least, he was quite wrong.
Crantock Bay Hotel view
Winston, Virginia Wetherell
and Angharad Rees
Book signing at Ottakar’s in Truro
(Waterstones). Andrew, Rosamund,
Robin Ellis and Angharad Rees
(Waterstones). Andrew, Rosamund,
Robin Ellis and Angharad Rees
Abbotswood, Buxted
