Summer has never been the same since the great heartbreak of ’84 | Adrian Chiles

At 17, I dreamed of impressing my first girlfriend with my knowledge of literature. Of course it all went laughably wrong You’re probably enjoying long, hot summer days less than you used to. Apart from the roads and the rails melting and the sleepless nights, there’s that…

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