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Growing up in the 70s, in the country in England and Ireland.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Camping in the bushveld with my man.
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This morning. I had a typical day: got up early, took the dog for a walk, went to the gym for an hour, then wrote for four hours. That makes me a very happy person.
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Recently, when I got out of hospital and into my own bed with my wife and 10-year-old son; we watched some crap television and life had never seemed better.
At each of my sons’ weddings.
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