Damascus
Author: Richard Beard
A love story, in which all the events, people and places are taken from the contents of the “The Times” of 1st November, 1993.’It’s the last day of the holidays and Spencer Kelly (12) wants to hold Hazel Burns (12) by the hand. This is the meaning of life. He wants to sit beside her on a sand dune and hold her hand and then kiss her. Just kissing, in a nice way, on her che….Read More
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