I don’t remember the womb, so … my first taste of ice cream? First night in a girl’s bed: happy.
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At 37 Crawford Road in Camberwell, London. My mother had separated from my father and we had nothing, but I remember roast potatoes, twopence in the gas meter and music. It was the only time in my life when I felt at home.
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