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Anne was born on [[28 October]] [[1937]], eighteen months after her brother, [[Alun Travers]]. Her mother died in [[1943]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]'') She took after her mother's side of the family in appearance, but took after her father in personality. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[One Cold Step (short story)|One Cold Step]]'') | Anne was born on [[28 October]] [[1937]], eighteen months after her brother, [[Alun Travers]]. Her mother died in [[1943]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]'') She took after her mother's side of the family in appearance, but took after her father in personality. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[One Cold Step (short story)|One Cold Step]]'') | ||
During her childhood she rarely had any contact with her Uncle [[Vincent Travers|Vincent]] (her father's twin) or her cousins, [[Deborah Walker|Deborah]], [[Joe Travers|Joseph]] and [[Patrick Travers|Patrick]], usually only when they all visited the grandfather's house at the same time. This was down to Edward's estrangement from the Travers family, a result of his obsession with the Goff family. (PROSE: ''[[The Dreamer's Lament (novel)|The Dreamer's Lament]]'') | |||
[[Rachel Jensen|Professor Rachel Jensen]] was one of her [[lecturer]]s at the [[University of Cambridge]]. Her classmates included [[Allison Williams]] and [[Ruth Ingram]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'') She was also friends with [[Liz Shaw]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mind of Stone (novel)|Mind of Stone]]'', ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]]'') Another one of her teachers was Professor [[Watkins]] who described her as a "brilliant girl". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') | [[Rachel Jensen|Professor Rachel Jensen]] was one of her [[lecturer]]s at the [[University of Cambridge]]. Her classmates included [[Allison Williams]] and [[Ruth Ingram]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'') She was also friends with [[Liz Shaw]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mind of Stone (novel)|Mind of Stone]]'', ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]]'') Another one of her teachers was Professor [[Watkins]] who described her as a "brilliant girl". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') | ||
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During this time she maintained contact with [[William Bishop]], and eventually realised the depth of her feeling for him. Upon the advice of her friend, [[Ruth McGrath]], Anne finally asked Bishop out on a date, and they officially became an 'item'. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Moon Blink (novel)|Moon Blink]]'', ''[[The Lost Skin (short story)|The Lost Skin]]'', ''[[Mind of Stone (novel)|Mind of Stone]]'', ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]'', ''[[The Daughters of Earth (novel)|The Daughters of Earth]]'', ''[[The Dreamer's Lament (novel)|The Dreamer's Lament]]'') | During this time she maintained contact with [[William Bishop]], and eventually realised the depth of her feeling for him. Upon the advice of her friend, [[Ruth McGrath]], Anne finally asked Bishop out on a date, and they officially became an 'item'. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Moon Blink (novel)|Moon Blink]]'', ''[[The Lost Skin (short story)|The Lost Skin]]'', ''[[Mind of Stone (novel)|Mind of Stone]]'', ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]'', ''[[The Daughters of Earth (novel)|The Daughters of Earth]]'', ''[[The Dreamer's Lament (novel)|The Dreamer's Lament]]'') | ||
Tragedy struck in [[January]] [[1970]], when her father's mind was consumed by the Great Intelligence. He was 'saved' by [[Thonmi]] Rinpoche, and Anne was able to say goodbye to him on the astral plane. However, it took her a few months to find a way to deal with the loss, and it wasn't until March that she felt able to finally tell her brother, and their family, about Edward's death. They held a funeral service for | Tragedy struck in [[January]] [[1970]], when her father's mind was consumed by the Great Intelligence. He was 'saved' by [[Thonmi]] Rinpoche, and Anne was able to say goodbye to him on the astral plane. However, it took her a few months to find a way to deal with the loss, and it wasn't until March that she felt able to finally tell her brother, and their family, about Edward's death. Anne then, with Alun, went to see their cousin Deborah, now married to Frank Walker and living in Aylesbury, to try and contact their father's brother. They learned that Vincent had died some years earlier. Anne and Alun held a funeral service for Edward Travers on Wednesday 25th March, which was attended by Anne, Alun, Lethbridge-Stewart, Bill Bishop, Harold Chorley and several members of the Travers and Goff family, including Deborah and her brothers, Patrick and Joe (the latter attended with his own wife and son). After this, the cousins all agreed to remain in touch, repair the damage left by their respective fathers. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]'', ''[[The Dreamer's Lament (novel)|The Dreamer's Lament]]'') | ||
She built a healthy friendship with Sally Wright, and was there to support her following the end of Sally's relationship with Lethbridge-Stewart. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dreamer's Lament (novel)|The Dreamer's Lament]]'') | She built a healthy friendship with Sally Wright, and was there to support her following the end of Sally's relationship with Lethbridge-Stewart. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dreamer's Lament (novel)|The Dreamer's Lament]]'') | ||
