{"value"=>"<p>Most of the letters in this subseries are addressed to the children's grandparents. The letters spans childhood to early adulthood. Notable are Nicholas Vreeland's letters to his grandmother from India, 1985-1987, during his training in Tibetan Buddhism. In his first typed letter to his grandmother \"Nonina\" Nicholas writes his Buddhist name, Thupten Lhundup, under his initial (July 1985).Alexander's letters are written from ports of call in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.</p>"}