I always think of my father at this time of year. In particular, I go back to the summer of 1997 – the year he died and the year the England he knew died as well.
You went to bed in the confidence that tomorrow could only bring the same happiness as today
We always spent July and August at his house in Italy, with gardens that tumbled down to the sea.
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