# Dominique’s Story

## Post-war Thizy

Dominique vividly describes the small town where she grew up, the old house, the nuns at her school, and the nanny who raised her.

## Catholic boarding school

Dominique’s childhood ends abruptly when her parents divorce and she finds herself at a boarding school in Nice. Teenage rebellion and heartbreak sees her moving to England on her own aged 16.

## A manuscript preserved

Encouraged by her friend Toni, Dominique later typed her childhood memories. After Dominique’s passing in 2012, the manuscript waited to be rediscovered. In 2025 her granddaughter edited it for publication and added a Prologue and Epilogue, preserving her Nannan’s voice and sharing her story with a new generation.