In the summer of 1973, my family moved from the quintessentially English town of Godalming, which is 35 miles southwest of London, to the village of East Horsley some 12 miles away. I was not happy at all about the move.
One reason I hated it was that I had one year remaining at Godalming Grammar before heading to university. Instead of a five minute walk, I had a one-hour-plus, two-bus trip. And