“In deck-chairs all along the front the bald pink knees of Bradford businessmen nuzzled the sun.”
‘The Ghost Road’ by Pat Barker, #1 Regeneration Trilogy 
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Try one of these 1st paras & discover a new author:-
‘Rebecca’ by Daphne du Maurier
‘The Murder Room’ by PD James
‘That They May Face the Rising Sun’ by John McGahern

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