Being able to cram the quality of eight hours’ sleep into four.
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I have the invisibility of a middle-aged woman. I live in Brighton, and feel for the first time in my life that I belong. My kids are safe, my husband’s in a good place and we have a roof over our head: I can’t imagine needing more than that.
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When I heard John Noakes had died.
My older sister, Jeanne. We fought when we were kids, but she is so entirely capable.
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