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Clever Girl: A Sentimental Education
Brian Thompson's memoirs of growing up in the 50s, abridged by Doreen Estall and read by David Troughton.
4/5. Higher Education
Brian returns from National Service in Kenya to attempt scholarship in Cambridge and romance in Waltham Cross.
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