To journey from a former colony to Britain, with twenty pounds in my pocket, half a dozen badminton rackets, acceptance into mental nurse training, and dreaming of meeting John Lennon, felt like the ultimate migrant move. That was 1970.
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Racket Boy – An autobiography by Philip George
To journey from a former colony to Britain, with twenty pounds in my pocket, half a dozen badminton rackets, acceptance into mental nurse training, and dreaming of meeting John Lennon, felt like the ultimate migrant move. That was 1970.