Chapter One
Arthur Sterling

The Study

Conversation with Arthur Sterling

Arthur

Tell me about your earliest memory. Where were you? What can you see, hear, or feel in that memory?

You

I remember the garden in Sussex. It was a spring morning in 1962. I was standing near the old oak tree, and the grass was still damp with dew. The air smelled of damp earth and blooming jasmine.

Arthur

The smell of jasmine is so evocative. Was there anyone else with you in the garden that morning?