That image of the countryside being a threatening place still exists. People continue to resist the challenge of learning about aspects of life they don't understand.
I have deliberately left Sylvester and Julia's appearances to the reader's imagination.
I always read that men don't like intelligent girls, but I've always found the reverse.
I have a garden, and I'm passionately interested in young people.
People try much less hard to make a marriage work than they used to fifty years ago. Divorce is easier.
It seemed sensible to move to a market town where I could walk everywhere.