I imagined that the only way out of my pit village was to run away. I never would have dreamed that the kids I heard rehearsing above a pub in my pit village would one day be playing in these wonderful orchestras. He was the one man I really, really wanted to get on the talkshow. She was very clever and creative, but circumstances had denied her the chance to be what she really wanted: a designer. I grew up in a pit village – where men had died – safe, because my parents told me I was never going to follow my father’s footsteps.

Source: The Guardian June 10, 2021 13:52 UTC