Opinion

You're never too old to need a father figure

Characters in books provided a lonely boy with examples of how to be a man — and they still do now that he's all grown up

01 September 2019 - 00:00 By and darrel bristow-bovey

There is nothing quite so annoying as a person who has recently read a book and loved it. "Have you read A Gentleman in Moscow?" he will say to you. "You haven't read A Gentleman in Moscow? Oh, you must read A Gentleman in Moscow. You'll love it. I defy anyone not to love A Gentleman in Moscow. To hell with that person."..

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