Fergus Shanahan asked Timothy Balding:

My dear fellow, if there is the remotest chance you recall me from the 1970s in Valpy Street??? then let me tell you that one of my addresses these days is in Dinan, Bretagne. I haven't read any of your books but would be glad to hear from you. Warmest regards, Fergus Shanahan

Timothy Balding Goodness gracious me! Fergus old chap! One of the teenage Valpy Street gang who terrorized the local council and peace-loving citizens in the early 70s. And there you were hiding in plain sight all these years. Well, well. So nice to hear from you, here in the depths of the French provinces. I went to Paris in 1978 following a French girl and fell in love with the place and the country. And I've been here ever since (though the girl is long gone). All the best, Timothy

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