At the top of the letter is a handwritten note that reads: “Late delivery by Staines Post Office. Found behind a draw [sic]. Only about 50 years late.”
Ms Hodson doesn’t know who returned the letter, or how it even found its way to her.
“How they found me when I’ve moved house 50-odd times, and even moved countries four or five times, is a mystery,” she said.
“It means so much to me to get it back all this time later.
“I remember very clearly sitting in my flat in London typing the letter.
“Every day I looked for my post but there was nothing there and I was so disappointed because I really, really, wanted to be a stunt rider on a motorcycle.”
Luckily for Ms Hodson, the silence following her application did not put her off from trying for other jobs.
She moved to Africa, worked as a snake handler and horse whisperer, learned to fly and became an aerobatic pilot and flying instructor.
