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Gorgeous writing, thanks for giving us this peek into your life and the memories of your homes! Beautifully said.

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Thank you so much for reading Molly, for your kind words and for choosing to subscribe to Letters from London! It means a lot to me.

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Uff Uff girl ♥️ how you speak our heart so beautifully. You make us cry 🥺 I love you

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One of the best of your writings Samira Apu. The exceptional part of this piece is, the memories you shared are so relatable to many but it still is yours and yours only. I can almost see this in a flash just by reading it but can’t get into it because it belongs to YOU, so so personal. I am not sure if what I feel makes any sense but this blog is beautiful, so fulfilling for the heart of a reader

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This is the kind of writing that makes you all warm and fuzzy inside and smile all throughout the read! Great job Samira apu

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This was heart-wrenching in so many ways. Bc of my father’s job, we had to shift our house frequently. It used to feel as if I’m leaving a part of me in each of those houses (or should I call home?). But the truth is those rentals are living in my mind rent-free.

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I love you and loved reading this. You NEED to write a BOOK!

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This was beautiful to read ❤️❤️❤️

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Loved reading this! I imagined myself in all your homes and with you on all the moves. Beautifully written.

As someone born and raised in UK, I do have to say that owning a home status is overrated. Having a mortgage, that your paying for 20 years and where home can be taken if you can’t keep up with payments is kind of the same as renting.

Look forward to your next substack 💖💖

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This is beautiful Samirapu. Just so so relatable ✨

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I have always loved your writing! But this one hits home. Living in this country as a renter is not easy, more from an emotional point of view than from financial. Being made to feel all sort of stupid and wasteful and what not. Thank you for writing this. I feel a bit less alone now 🥲🖤

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Loved reading this! The memories will always be yours to keep ❤️

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Tj I absolutely loved reading this!! And so happy that i was a part of so many of your homes ♥️

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