My first and last telegram was from Rebecca West

The author discovered a telegram from Rebecca West tucked inside a used copy of *Black Lamb and Grey Falcon*, addressed to the book's previous owner, Ann Cottrell Free, a pioneering female journalist. The telegram was wedged in pages describing West's encounter with a Sarajevo Jewish couple, particularly a singer known as "the Bulbul" (Persian for nightingale), whom West admired for her pure love and generosity of spirit.