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An affair that changed my life – an exclusive extract of Joe Gibson’s memoir, and Marina Hyde on Rishi Sunak’s ‘spirit of cricket’

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The Silence of an Adolescent

Joseph Gibson is a 34-year-old man living on a canal boat. In 2010, he decided to move away from home for the first time in 17 years. His friend Pete has watched him fall and picked him up when he was out of his depth. Now they are back together - but it's not 'therapy' as Peter calls it. The pair have been seeing each other every weekend ever since. He says: 'I'm glad I've finally found someone who can help me get over my parents' divorce.' But Joseph admits that this hasn't worked so far...

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