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In my day and age, if a child was naughty, the inevitable response from an adult was: “Somebody is asking for a smacked bottom” – which of course was very … Read more

I grew up in the 50s on a small Mediterranean island off the Italian mainland, where my father was “something in intelligence”. My two sisters (one older and one younger) … Read more

Betty was our matriarch; at 13, I think, a year older than me. We used to go for long, innocent walks on Sunday mornings. When I say innocent, I mean … Read more