![]() ![]() It should be nothing more than an opening chapter, right? A short prologue even, before the real test of adulthood begins. And, in a corner of his mind, wondering what could have been, if only a slender, raven-haired young man hadn’t so abruptly vanished all those years ago.įirst love. On his failed marriage and the dull bore he’s become, on the empty, lonely weekends stretching ahead. Twenty-five years later, and plodding Dr Alex Valentine, recently divorced, is looking back on a life less lived. ![]() Such as his abusive father, the cramped run-down flat he calls home, and the futility of his dreams to escape both. One of those passions is closely guarded, along with a few other secrets Matt tucks away. It’s 1995, and troubled seventeen-year-old Matt Leeson harbours three passions: indie music, wartime history, and the posh boy he sits next to in maths class. Tropes: Second chances, friends-to-lovers ![]()
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