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Ian McEwan

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

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I Can't Have That Life

My father would have been thrilled if i joined the army, but he was also fully understanding why i wouldnt. Must have become clear quite early that wasn't going to happen. I remember going off a with a couple of american friends. We went off to amsterdam, bought an old wolkwagon micro bus and drove it from munich to teran cabul then over the kabe pass to pashaa. And my parents were then in germany. By then, we had our bus painted by th boys who paint the sides of lorries in afganiston. But at one point my mum pulled me aside and said, dad would be awfully appreciative if

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