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On a point of order: Amy was not killed during the war. She survived the fire and went to try to find Dorrigo, but met Ella and their first child instead. Ella kept it from him, but finally admits it at the gallery, after his speech. So, he did see Amy.

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Dr. Thomas J. West III's avatar

Oh, that makes much more sense. I hadn't read the book, but from the summary gathered that Amy died and was assuming that was true in the series. This definitely makes much more sense (and is still quite achingly tragic).

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Exactly. That's the gut punch, which is on his mind when he crashes his car: he did see her, but couldn't believe it as he thought she was dead. In the book he does meet her again, briefly, but she's long remarried and doesn't acknowledge their affair. She subsequently dies of breast cancer. I actually prefer the way it was handled in the show. It's a crushing piece of TV. Hinds is colossal.

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