▁and ▁they ▁married ▁on ▁ 2 4   J uly ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁moved ▁to ▁D art mouth ▁and ▁started ▁the ▁Har bour ▁Book shop ▁on ▁ 2 5   August . ▁This ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁success , ▁although ▁his ▁mother ▁had ▁thought ▁the ▁decision ▁odd , ▁as ▁Mil ne ▁did ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁like ▁" bus iness ", ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁books eller ▁he ▁would ▁regularly ▁have ▁to ▁meet ▁Po oh ▁fans . ▁ ▁Mil ne ▁occasionally ▁visited ▁his ▁father ▁when ▁the ▁elder ▁Mil ne ▁became ▁ill . ▁After ▁his ▁father ▁died , ▁Mil ne ▁never ▁returned ▁to ▁Cot ch ford ▁Farm . ▁His ▁mother ▁eventually ▁sold ▁the ▁farm ▁and ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁London , ▁after ▁dispos ing ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁personal ▁poss essions . ▁Mil ne , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁any ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁roy alt ies , ▁decided ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁his ▁child hood . ▁As ▁Mil ne ▁describes ▁it , ▁that ▁book , ▁The ▁En ch anted ▁Places , ▁" comb ined ▁to ▁lift ▁me ▁from ▁under ▁the ▁shadow ▁of ▁my ▁father ▁and ▁of ▁Christopher ▁Robin , ▁and ▁to ▁my ▁surprise ▁and ▁pleasure ▁I ▁found ▁myself ▁standing ▁beside ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁sun sh ine ▁able ▁to ▁look ▁them ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁eye ." ▁ ▁Following ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁death , ▁D aph ne ▁Mil ne ▁had ▁little ▁further ▁contact ▁with ▁her ▁son , ▁did