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It is the summer of 2007 and six former friends, five men and one woman are attending a reunion in London organised by one of their number who has a special reason for wishing to see them all again. Some of those present have not seen each other for 40 years. But as they wander from pub to pub in central London, they find they are discomforted and at times feel threatened by the modern metropolitan world.Gradually their long-held memories of each other are undermined, firstly by the changes wrought by age, and then by the revelation of secrets, some of which extend back to their student days in Leeds in the 1960s. Surprising truths about the past begin to emerge, and friendships begin to fracture. Their reunion is brought to an abrupt end by incidents, some violent, which threaten to dash the hopes that they had of reconnecting with the past and with each other.

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	25 avril 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781785384615
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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îe Page                         î Pubîŝer ïnormaîon                  îî Quoeŝ                          îîî Dedîcaîon                         îv

Nîge                            1 Erîc                            24 Aan                           34 Nîge                           46 Aan                           59 Jîm                            65 Aan                           76 Erîc                            83 Vîvîenne                         87 Aan                           105 Nîge                           112 Erîc                            118 Bayŝwaer                        120 Nîge                           134 ony                           140 Nîge                           146 Vîvîenne                         154

Aŝo Avaîabe                      162

TIRED OF LONDON

by Ricard Ayres

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Pubîŝed în 2016 by Andrewŝ UK îmîed wwwandrewŝukcom Copyrîg © 2016 Rîcard Ayreŝ he rîg o Rîcard Ayreŝ o be îdenîIed aŝ e auor o îŝ work aŝ been aŝŝered în accordance wî e Copyrîg, Deŝîgnŝ and Paenŝ Ac 1998 A rîgŝ reŝerved No par o îŝ pubîcaîon may be reproduced, ŝored în a rerîeva ŝyŝem, or ranŝmîed, în any orm or by any meanŝ wîou e prîor wrîen permîŝŝîon o e pubîŝer, nor be oerwîŝe cîrcuaed în any orm o bîndîng or cover oer an a în wîc î îŝ pubîŝed and wîou a ŝîmîar condîîon beîng împoŝed on e ŝubŝequen purcaŝer Any perŝon wo doeŝ ŝo may be îabe o crîmîna proŝecuîon and cîvî caîmŝ or damageŝ

A caracerŝ appearîng în îŝ work are Icîîouŝ Any reŝembance o rea perŝonŝ, îvîng or dead, îŝ purey coîncîdena

‘Wen a man is ired o London, e is ired o lie; or ere is in London all a lie can aford.’ Samue Jonŝon

‘I don’ know wa London’s coming o – e iger e buildings, e lower e morals.’ Noe Coward

Dedîcaed o rîendŝ made a eedŝ Unîverŝîy 1961-1964 and a Keee Unîverŝîy 2013-2015

Nigel

Stow-on-te Wold he pone ca waŝ rom Aan ï ad been în 1997, en yearŝ ago, wen ï’d aŝ ŝpoken o îm, a e reunîon ed în eedŝ were we’d bo been ŝudenŝ în e 1960ŝ ï’d ony juŝ go marrîed o Meanîe Se adn’ joîned me a e reunîon, aTer a ŝe dîdn’ know my od unîverŝîy rîendŝ, and woud ave e î a eaŝe wî em Aan’ŝ ca gave me e opporunîy o e îm abou Oŝcar he newŝ abou my ŝon waŝ no e kînd ï’d e abe announce on e Crîŝmaŝ cardŝ we excanged Hîŝ reacîon waŝ one o ŝympay, o courŝe, and ŝympay îŝ ar eaŝîer o receîve wen no ace-o-ace wî e ŝympaîŝer Aan and ï were no o e generaîon or wom ugŝ come eaŝîy Our converŝaîon ŝuered o îŝ concuŝîon ï repaced e pone on îŝ ŝand Meanîe enered e ŝudy Her aîr waŝ ank, unwaŝed Se ooked exauŝed ‘Wo waŝ a on e pone?’ ‘Aan You know, one o my od eedŝ rîendŝ’ ‘Wa dîd e wan?’ ï knew wa er reacîon waŝ goîng o be even beore ï od er ‘He’ŝ organîŝîng anoer reunîon, and—’ ‘You dîdn’ e îm you’d go, dîd you?’ ‘We, yeŝ, ï dîd, acuay’ Se caŝped er andŝ over er earŝ, er uŝua reŝponŝe wen conroned wî newŝ ŝe dîdn’ wan o ear ï ŝood up, e beer o dea wî e înevîabe ŝorm îme waŝ, ï woud ave rîed o embrace er he ŝorm broke ‘How can you even înk o doîng a, Nîge? You know ow ï ae drîvîng, e aone wî Oŝcar în e car How d’you înk ï’

manage o ge îm o e day cenre on my own? And ï ŝuppoŝe you’ be away or wo nîgŝ How can you be ŝo ŝeIŝ? ï juŝ don’ ge you, ŝomeîmeŝ’ ‘Me, e reunîon’ŝ goîng o be în ondon ï’ ony be away one nîg’ Her poŝure waŝ rîgîd Ony er mou moved: grîmacîng, wîcîng ï ony ŝe’d aow erŝe o cry ŝomeîmeŝ ï woud be eaŝîer o îve wî an conŝan dour ŝoîcîŝm ‘ï ŝuppoŝe ï’m goîng o ave o make e beŝ o î, en’ Se urned and eT e ŝudy, coŝîng e door beînd er, very careuy, unî e ac cîcked Se never aowed erŝe e ŝaîŝacîon o ŝammîng î ï ŝumped back în my caîr he ŝcreen-ŝaver waŝ perormîng îŝ dance on e compuer ï’d been workîng on my memoîr wen Aan poned here waŝ no way ï coud conînue wî î now ï ogged of So, anoer reunîon ï ad ambîvaen eeîngŝ abou meeîng od rîendŝ, bu ï wecomed avîng e excuŝe o eŝcape, î ony or a nîg, rom my îe aŝ î now waŝ Oŝcar waŝ becomîng ever more demandîng ï ook reuge în ong wakŝ aone, and în e evenîngŝ by ŝuîng myŝe în my ŝudy ï’d ong abandoned ŝurIng e ne or poŝŝîbe cureŝ ï coudn’ bear o accompany îm and Meanîe on ŝoppîng vîŝîŝ o Sow, coudn’ ande e ŝareŝ, even eŝŝ e expreŝŝîonŝ o ŝympay Bu o courŝe e proŝpec o eŝcape rom a a waŝ aced wî guî And meeîng od rîendŝ waŝ aŝo a doubu proŝpec he aŝ reunîon, en yearŝ ago în eedŝ, ad no been a ŝucceŝŝ We wen on a pub craw aong Headîngey ane, oowîng e ooŝepŝ o our Ina evenîng ogeer în 1967 Bu î ad been a mîŝake o revîŝî e aunŝ o our you Paceŝ cange, ŝome or ever, no or beer, aŝ Jon ennon ad ŝung, and a appîed o ŝome peope aŝ we Wa ad ŝpoîed î or me waŝ e oerŝ carpîng abou e ac a Erîc and Vîvîenne adn’ come ï knew wy ey adn’, bu ï dîdn’ e em

So wen Aan od me abou e orcomîng mee-up în ondon, my Irŝ queŝîon ad been ‘Wî Erîc and Vîv be comîng?’ Aan’ŝ reŝponŝe ad been vague – appareny Erîc ad înîîay been enuŝîaŝîc, bu îŝ enuŝîaŝm ad ŝeemed o wane wî eac ŝucceŝŝîve emaî Aan waŝ ŝî unceraîn abou eîr înenîonŝ And ï waŝ equay unceraîn abou weer ï waned o ŝee em ï coud be ŝure o one îng, oug ï woud be Vîv wo’d be e one reucan o come

To London he raîn ŝowed o wakîng pace aŝ î paŝŝed roug Soug Bejeman’ŝ exoraîon or rîendy bombŝ o a on î ŝeemed enîrey ap he canceŝ o me geîng o Soo by eeven o’cock were remoe Wen Aan ad poned yeŝerday o conIrm e arrangemenŝ e’d ŝounded a bî depreŝŝed – we, no ŝo muc depreŝŝed aŝ weary, no e ceeru Aan ï remembered ï coudn’ bame e raîn or my aeneŝŝ, becauŝe ï waŝ on e wrong one eT o myŝe, ï woud never ave mîŝŝed e one ï’d been booked on ï ad been raîŝed o beîeve a puncuaîy waŝ e poîeneŝŝ o prînceŝ No, e cauŝe o my deay waŝ Meanîe – and Oŝcar, o courŝe ï waŝ ŝî beîng punîŝed or goîng on wa Meanîe perŝîŝed în caîng ‘your jaun’ Ever ŝînce Aan’ŝ Irŝ pone ca ŝe’d repeaed ad nauseame probemŝ ŝe woud ace în ranŝporîng Oŝcar o e day cenre by erŝe ‘ï won’ do îm any arm o mîŝŝ a day’ŝ aendance,’ ï’d ŝaîd Wen a ŝuggeŝîon waŝ Inay and grudgîngy acceped, î waŝ oowed by ‘ï ŝuppoŝe you’ wan me o drîve you o e ŝaîon Oŝcar wî ave o come wî uŝ, won’ e? Can’ eave îm aone în e ouŝe, can ï?’ Wa appened waŝ enîrey predîcabe Oŝcar, upŝe by îŝ cange în rouîne, waŝ more an uŝuay demandîng Our deparure rom e ouŝe waŝ deayed, and we arrîved a Moreon-în-Marŝ juŝ aŝ my raîn waŝ eavîng ‘We, î we dîdn’ îve în a

ouŝe mîeŝ rom anywere we woudn’ ave a eŝe probemŝ, woud we?’ waŝ ŝoued roug e wîndow o e Range Rover aŝ ï made my way o e ŝaîon enrance hîŝ waŝ a queŝîon ŝe waŝ poŝîng ever more requeny Wen ï reîred and we marrîed, we moved rom ondon o e Coŝwodŝ, o a ouŝe în e counry juŝ a mîe rom Sow wî îŝ anîque ŝopŝ, bookŝopŝ and radîîona pubŝ ï’d begun o make rîendŝ în e own, beore ŝocîa îŝoaîon waŝ orced on me ï waŝ en ï reaîŝed a Meanîe ad rom e ŝar been uncomorabe în our ŝurroundîngŝ and wî our new acquaînanceŝ, and ey wî er ïn rura Gouceŝerŝîre, caŝŝ waŝ ŝî an îŝŝue, and Meanîe waŝ undenîaby workîng caŝŝ And urban workîng caŝŝ a a ï ŝoud ave anîcîpaed er dîŝcomor Wen we became engaged ï’d aken er o Nor Yorkŝîre o mee my aer ‘Bîmey, Nîge, î’ŝ a boody manŝîon,’ ŝe’d muered aŝ we urned îno e drîve Good od dad: îbera o a au, e’d wecomed er, even Lîred wî er, bu ŝe remaîned abaŝed rougou e vîŝî, no eped by e aîude o my aunŝ and couŝînŝ wo made a oo evîden eîr ŝurprîŝe a my coîce o parner hen, wen Oŝcar waŝ born, my grîe waŝ oowed by a errîbe anger a ad never reay eT me Dad waŝ devaŝaed, and e dîŝaŝe o ŝome o my reaîveŝ waŝ ŝuc a, on e one occaŝîon we ook Oŝcar o Yorkŝîre, ey coud no brîng emŝeveŝ o ŝee e cîd hey obvîouŝy bamed Meanîe or aînîng e empeon amîy ree wî er auy ower-caŝŝ geneŝ Someîmeŝ, în my eŝŝ raîona momenŝ, ï caug myŝe doîng e ŝame he raîn ŝuddeny pîcked up ŝpeed ï ad e efec o jerkîng me îno more poŝîîve ougŝ o e day aead ï ŝî coudn’ decîde î ï waned Erîc and Vîv o be preŝen, bu î woud be good o ŝee Aan agaîn And Jîm coud be good company, oug îŝ woud depend on îŝ ŝae o mînd Bu ony – ï’d ave o be careu no o e îm provoke me ï’d ad reŝervaîonŝ abou îm even wen we were ŝudenŝ, and wen we’d me agaîn en yearŝ ago e braŝ aîudeŝ and beavîour, oeraed în a 21 year-od,