I hadn’t seen Sue for a while now, not seen she has separated from my uncle John and that had been about three years ago, I must have been about 28 at the time.

There had been various rumours going around the family as to the reason for their split up.

Uncle John, he was my mums youngest bother, was only 15 years older than me and had been quite a ladies man in his time, he had the looks, the car and the money, so little wonder he had a gorgeous woman at the end of his arm whenever he came down to London to do some business.

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