The year I turned 18: It was 1990 and the news was full of riots. But I was dreaming of love and the life to come
It’s 36 years since I came of age in the English seaside.
The Guardian reports: It’s 36 years since I came of age in the English seaside.
What’s become of my friends and the boy I adored? And could I somehow reconnect with that long-ago me?
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- I headed back to my home town to find out The house in which I turned 18 was full of clocks. (The Guardian)
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