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Mark Johnson
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Changing Trains
Changing Trains is my first novel.
After a busy week in the newsroom, editor Sam is looking forward to relaxing on his regular eurostar journey from London to his second home in the south west of France.
But a chance encounter at the busy station compels him back to a time in the 1980s, when he travelled parts of Europe by train alone and in search of adventure, self discovery and his place in the Read more of this blog post »
After a busy week in the newsroom, editor Sam is looking forward to relaxing on his regular eurostar journey from London to his second home in the south west of France.
But a chance encounter at the busy station compels him back to a time in the 1980s, when he travelled parts of Europe by train alone and in search of adventure, self discovery and his place in the Read more of this blog post »
“Voices raised in exuberant interchanges, not in anger, but rather enthusiasm for being alive and engaged in the great conversation of life.”
― Changing Trains: One boy's journey of discovery across 1980s Europe
― Changing Trains: One boy's journey of discovery across 1980s Europe
“Life is about valuing the simple things (the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the heart that beats). When you are grateful for the little things, you can be grateful for everything else life has to offer.”
― Mother Teresa: Mother Teresa Greatest Quotes and Life Lessons
― Mother Teresa: Mother Teresa Greatest Quotes and Life Lessons
“was now further south, the farthest from home I’d ever been in my life. Scotland seemed so very far away right then. The hum of life on the Ramblas enveloped me like a new stage set does an actor treading the boards for the first time. It was absorbing. Back then, I was full of curiosity, thirsty to see and feel new places. I knew I wasn't the first – or last – person to visit them. And in reality, they weren't even really so far away. But for a young working-class boy from small-town Scotland, who had never really been abroad, this was the biggest adventure.”
― Changing Trains: One boy's journey of discovery across 1980s Europe
― Changing Trains: One boy's journey of discovery across 1980s Europe
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about my gay coming-of-age travel adventure, Changing Trains
