Art Sex MusicFaber & Faber, 4. apr. 2017 - 384 síður A SUNDAY TIMES, TELEGRAPH, ROUGH TRADE, PITCHFORK AND UNCUT MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR |
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... girl, and more on the estate. You had to be able to stand your ground or you'd get hurt. As word got around, people kept their distance and I didn't often get any bother. Disagreements were dealt with there and then and you moved on ...
... girls had their golden blonde hair styled into beautiful glossy ringlets. I got to know Margaret, who was my age, and I'd call for her on the way to school. I was always invited into their kitchen. The floor was bare concrete – no rug ...
... girls who lived nearby. A strange situation emerged. They invited me to go with them to see an old man they visited regularly. I felt like I was viewing from the outside as I stood back and watched their scenario play itself out. They'd ...
... girls' next visit. I have no idea how they'd even know there was such a suitcase – and in his bedroom. I only went a few times. It felt odd then, and in hindsight is rather suspicious. And maybe my dad was aware of such things, judging ...
... girls to be good, obedient housekeepers – priming us for married life. Sunday mornings, Mum and Dad had a lie- in and read the salacious stories in the Sunday People and the News of the World. We had to make them a full cooked breakfast ...